The Acrobat

The Circus gongs excite the Throngs in nighttime Never Land.

They swarm to see the destiny of Freaks at their command,

while Acrobats step pitapat above the shifting sands

and Lady Fat sits down to chat and oozes charm unplanned.

 

The Dwarfs in suits, so small and cute when marching with the Band,

ask crimson Clowns with frozen frowns, to hold a mutant hand,

while Tamers’ whips with withered tips, throughout the winter land,

lure Cats entranced through hoops enhanced with flames of fires fanned.

  

White Elephants in big-top tents boast black-tusk contraband

to regiments of Sycophants who overflow the stands,

but No One sees anomalies, and No One understands.

  

At night’s demise, the dither dies, the lonesome Crowd disbands,

down dead-end streets the Horde retreats, their tattered rags in strands,

and Janes and Joes reweave their woes, for thoughts of change are banned.

   

To play a part in Three-Ring Art, I thought I’d try my hand.

I mastered skills, I felt the thrills, I breathed and seethed first hand.

But destiny denied to me to taste a lifetime spanned

with tightrope walks and trapeze chalks ... excepting second-hand...

 

For alcohol provoked a fall, as if a reprimand,

and now, a heap, I sometimes keep the ticket office manned...

Reviews

[Perkele.7885]

Tim, you tell a good story and you tell it in a melodic, poetic way
three cheers from here, I am a fan
Did you try the cannon-ball act?

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you, Perkele... You are very kind!!!
No, I didn't try... didn't have the balls for it... ;-))

[marcus]

The drunk acrobat, excellent! Great one!!

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you, Marcus!

[Valentine]

Very clever ending, best lay off of that hard stuff or you could strangle yourself in that wire. Valentine

[Terry O'Leary]

Thank you, Valentine...
You're right... there are lots of way to get wired... ;-)

[Gee]

Bravo,encore,step forward that man that laid down the words that transported me off to the circus.What to say apart from,"you clever f#%^*r"

[Terry O'Leary]

;-))

Thanks!

Glad you could once again join the throng...