Clown

I was minding my own business
when I fell into the pile
I was wearing someone else's shoes
but I had walked the mile.

I looked around to get a feel
for what was going down
imagine my surprise to find
the teardrops of a clown.

I touched them..they were real
sad and lonely tears of pain
flowing steady and unheeded
down an everlasting drain.

I put my finger to my lips
and tasted salty grief
I wondered how he could go on
when he had lost belief.

A clown must laugh when others cry
that's how the circus works
he smiles and wiles his heart away
who wonders if it hurts?

I smile more, I cry much less
when the circus comes to town
you can see your own reflection
in the teardrops of a clown.

soufie 5/22/2011

simply

I likee souf

ooooo, love these lines...
he smiles and wiles his heart away
who wonders if it hurts?

I am almost too shy to say thank you
to youz guyz for reading :-)

your secret is safe here...

brought tears to my eyes,
and a smile to my face,
thank you soufie,

To Soufie

The mascara of the clown
Was washed away with tears
But not completely, just enough,
To make her look her fears.

The fear of hers, like all of ours,
Is hidden, deep inside,
And the deeper, more protected,
The more it is in sight.

So she comes to this site, and clowns around,
This baby child of god,
She talks, and walks, and turns and stalks
And one day she'll fall.

There is going to be a guy
Who opens her up like a can
Of sardines, and she spills her beens,
Emotions and love, and he'll take it all.

He won't stagger even for a moment.

It takes a strong someone
To hold another strong
When the other becomes weak
And forgets who she is,

And lives for a split moment,
Which'll seem like a century.

if you want, i can take it from here :)~

Awesome...

Yes, please hahahaha :-)

Thanks for looking smokeybette,
wux and ainjel :-)

I love it Souf.
Beautifully expressed.

"you can see your own reflection
in the teardrops of a clown."

so heartfelt

Awwwwww, scuffs shoe..

Really nice Baby. I enjoyed it very much!

I'm not fond of rhyming poems, but I really liked this. You didn't just choose words that would sound alike, but they actually convey a deeper meaning.

You just started a thread. I'm sure you'll never forget your first time. :)

Oh yeah, scary, and Poetry, what
was I thinking :-)
My stomach is still sploggety.
Oh.
I just figured out I can make up
words on my own thread :-)

Thanks for stopping by Red :-)

krupa, bite me. No, really :-)
Dict9, just for today.
2KidsMom, the sexiest clown :-)
manOfewwords, now manOfnowords.

What an amazing poem. Thanks for sharing!