Circus Man

Circus Man

A Poem by Phoen-ix

A mother sold her baby
to a man in the circus
and promised her if she was a good girl
she would give her
half of her earnings

In the evenings
Her mother spent her suffering
on cheap alcohol and cancer sticks
muttering to herself that this
will never happen again

But when her baby
shoved powdered marshmallow strawberries
into her swollen cheeks
and
grabbed a hold of
her mother's hand
her mother crossed the street
to go to the circus again

© 2015 Phoen-ix


Author's Note

Phoen-ix
my writing lacks a certain something these days.

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Story of missery. At your words of poetry. I realy enjoy .

Posted 8 Years Ago


I enjoyed this from an artistic and creative perspective. For the 'lacking' feeling you have, maybe write some more and don't try so hard to make things perfect. Little imperfections are like our own idiosyncrasies within these lines we write.

Posted 8 Years Ago


i like this! as far as lacking, I suggest offering up more details and not being so vague, sometimes less is less lol. nonetheless this is great, love that its like a story and of course the tragic aspect of it.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Nice to have you back. You write well. The last stanza is certainly something.

Posted 8 Years Ago


Powerful. You can see human nature written through this. Giving a meaning by telling a story is one of the loveliest things.

Posted 8 Years Ago


I love this one!
Keep it up!

Posted 8 Years Ago


well, I like the originality that's for sure - you can feel the pain and anguish trying to seep through - I imagine if you played with it a bit further - moved / changed words it could really deliver the impact you are hoping for ... Saying that though - half your battle is won already with the subject matter which really enticed me XX

Posted 8 Years Ago



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