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The Day the Clown Cried

Clown Cemetery

By Joe KingPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
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Once upon a time...

in a land not long ago

was a young blonde haired girl

Who went to the show

Little Miss 1565

with the dreams of every child

We soon found ourselves

traveling into an endless abyss

towards the final event horizon

past the graveyards of the mind

It was there I saw the light

The lights of the circus

which came into town

for a weekend show

"I WANT TO GO!"

Down Old Corpse Road

where the dead danced

The clowns soon arrived

with their three legged dog Clyde

by their side

Caged beasts soon released

to the applause of the crowd

A fire broke out

that night was a living hell

with the smell of burnt flesh

rising up, consuming the moonlit skies

Children screams

panicked animals seeking safety

soon all that was left was charred remains

leaving a scarred memory

A lone clown was seen

crying near the railroad tracks

Sirens soon filled the air

it was all over in minutes

the end of the innocence

the end of an American Dream

a naked clown, lying down, in

a hospital morgue, in full clown make-up,

is gutted from neck to belly

moments of madness

It was a most peaceful place

To lie back on a summer morn

Remembering days gone by

Looking up

At the sky

Things were more simple

In the past

The ghosts of dead clowns

Gathered around

Laughing at what we conceive

Letting us know that things

Will only get better

Believe

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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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