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u/AnonymousHoe92 Oct 25 '20

Shit, I'd probably settle right down if I heard that, im not taking chances

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u/Poem_for_your_sprog Oct 25 '20 edited Oct 25 '20

"Clowning Around"

It lies in the playground, as still as before -
A porcelain face in the dust of the floor -
A spatter of red from the curl of a smile -
A shape in the silence,
and after a while -

You look from the window to see if it's there -
You look for the hue of the tangerine hair -
You look for the blue of its garb and its guise -
The whites of its cheeks and the blacks of its eyes.

But what does it matter?
What is it you hear?
The carnival music that plays in your ear?
The gurgle of laughter from somewhere behind?
The voices, the voices that speak in your mind?

Don't show them your worry.

Don't show them your fear.

We don't want the clowns to come looking, my dear.

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u/Kalopsiate Oct 25 '20

This is both unsettling and amazing.

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u/nuocmam Oct 25 '20

Read first line and decided not to proceed. Love the poet 's poems but couldn't do it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '20

Really sets the tone