There was several hours to burn
before the show
So I turned on the radio
(Amos and Andy voices on the radio)
Someone spoke of changing the world
A bomb was heard in the distance
A mute man was seen in a dime museum &
Signs that the end is near
He went to visit the old wise woman
on the boardwalk
Candle lit seer
The Mistress Mystic
Madam Marie
dressed in the colors of a rainbow ruse
A green eyed broad
with a wide array of wisdom
Cold psychic reader
Sees the universe
within your soul
Tarot woman
Gazing into the future
Sees who you are
Telling you what you want to hear
A Wheel of Fortune
She speaks softly. Wisely.
She says:
"Fear the Clowns who are secret among us
The Killer Clown that hides deep within
Go, see him inside the mirror"
He laughed nervously
with a frightened look
hands shaking
as if he'd just seen a ghost
A possessed jester
hiding deep within
The death bell chimes
(sound of a gong)
"I'm getting out of here!"
his mind screamed
"I'm going home
to the other side of sanity."
The Fool's Journey
Upside-Down
In search of
Newborn wisdom
A Clown Society
Heyóka, the sacred clown
& his ancient smiley scepter
Laughing like an insane martyr
Showing what is wrong with the way things are
Showing us how to do ordinary things the wrong way
A Feast of Fools
Marched backwards in a somber
Funeral procession
into the night
Dead sock lies cold in a box
Death clock
Veiled in black
A silent threnody
Wisdom of the crazed gods
In mute sedation
About the Creator
Joe King
"Listen, real poetry doesn't say anything, it just ticks off the possibilities." - Jim Morrison
These poems are from my book An American Parody, which is a tribute to the writings and poetry of Jim Morrison.
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