Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Balloon Animals



Balloon Animals


Everywhere I look, I see clowns,
Pale as a January morning,
With wicked crimson smiles
Like a late-night Luciferian Letterman.

I hesitantly guard my soul
As they laugh maniacally around me,
Dancing and jangling with
Sharp, rainbow-colored manes
Bouncing off their shaking shoulders.

I don’t laugh… don’t crack a smile;
I scream and cry in terror,
And when they disappear 
In a super-compact clown coupe,
I see my distorted grin in the mirror
And finally understand...

The joke was on me.

No comments:

Post a Comment