The Clown

The clown, amidst the crowd,
That's me,
Red nose,
Soaked tissues, a soggy mass next to me.
Painted white circles, around my eyes,
Ghosts from the past, I see them,
Big Frizzy Afro hair
Must have been my finger stuck in some electric outlet,
I needed the jolt, that's how I got the frizz
Baggy pants with patches,
Scars that are sewn into my fabric,
Deep pockets for carrying my big bag of magic
Shattered illusions
Shoes with curled up toes
Accumulated miles of nothing,
Stepping on toes, my clumsy feet, bumping into walls
The best part of all.....
Those big red lips, painted from ear to ear
Frozen in a forever smile
The show must go on
Isn't that what they say......

Reviews

[Kathy Van Kurin]

"the clown"
Hebe,
Time and life leave their marks. We process, we live, we heal.
These seasons are real.
Within this is the reality of looking at our own unique issues
and we are sometimes hurt deeply.
A clown with it's "red nose", "frizzy hair" and
"shoes with curled up toes" give good context for the inner
struggles.
"painted white circles, around my eyes,
Ghosts from the past, I see them,"
Your last lines are really fitting:
"Those big red lips, painted from ear to ear
frozen in a forever smile
the show must go on
isn't that what they say....."
This poem bears so much meaning!
Blessings,
Kathy

[Hebe]

Hi Kathy thank you so much for stopping by always appreciate your thoughtful reviews. Happy 2018:)

[Kathy Van Kurin]

Hebe,
"Happy 20!8! Oh, I like that!
Bless you too.
Kathy

[Coyote Poetry]

Honest and good tale described. Life of a clown. A steady smile hide real face and emotions. I enjoyed the poetry my friend. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Hebe]

Thank you so much...

[Coyote Poetry]

Was my pleasure and you are welcome.

[Hebe]

..... it was at a very low point in my life.... thank you for your inspiring words:)

[Pete]

Damn Hebe, this is awesome. Very honest commentary with biting imagery. "Accumulated miles of nothing" - favorite line. I love the ending. I like your style.

[Hebe]

Thank you .... sometimes we all feel like a clown!

[Alyssa Jensen]

I like how you use the clown as a metaphor for hiding sorrow, or at least, that's what I got from it. Again, your descriptive words are well done, and the poem itself flowed really well! Loved it!

[Neal S]

I feel just like this at times. I really like this a lot! Nice work.

[Hebe]

Thanks Papaya ...... hopefully I can keep suprising you :)

[Ana Papaya]

I love when I'm surprised by a good poem.
I thought was going to be a silly clown poem.
This is good, I like this.

[Star Wolf]

A very well done poem. We go on, even if we are doing something we don't really ant to but feel we must. And sometimes we don't feel all that great bout it.