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Clown



Porcelain face smiling
red and white
Clown
that was you then
when you were content
and your head was up in the sky
greeting the world of dolphins
and sails and winds and dreams
dreams beating with the song in your heart.

Now grey night
painted eyes staring
blankly through barred glass window
onto the cold asphalt streets
slimy with fog in winter
deserted
smoke, smoke
full of smoke
ashes without fire
your smile is hollow
it sits empty and is full of pain.

Yes.
We can read
the life of a clown.





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