Wednesday, July 7, 2010

The Circus Is Cheaper When It Rains





















































I’ve taken the same ride too many times.

I could fall asleep in the loop.

I know the clowns wipe the fake, makeup smiles off their faces once the show is done.

I know the lions sleep in cages at night.

I know the tightrope walkers have blisters on their feet.

I know the ringmaster doesn’t believe in what he yells to the crowd anymore.

I know the strongman, isn’t as strong as he once was.

I know the candy floss has always been, just sugar and air.

You are the only reason I come back here every night.
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18 comments:

  1. lo_nieWednesday, July 07, 2010

    This is AMAZING :)

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  2. Lucy RWednesday, July 07, 2010

    If only everyone loved how we do..........

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  3. jacWednesday, July 07, 2010

    If they could see the world the way we do...

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  4. tybalt.Thursday, July 08, 2010

    You write ever so wonderfully.

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  5. bats in the belfryThursday, July 08, 2010

    Your work, everything, is beautiful. Where your mind roams is simply baffling.

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  6. AnonymousThursday, July 08, 2010

    this is SOO beautiful

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  7. zonedinThursday, July 08, 2010

    You make my breath stop and render me speechless... but I go looking for you daily.

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  8. Dawn-MarieSunday, July 11, 2010

    "I’ve taken the same ride too many times.

    I could fall asleep in the loop." makes me think about how similar my relationships have been. Sad but much-needed, I think.

    (@fearlesslove from Twitter)

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  9. AnonymousSunday, July 11, 2010

    Very nice!

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  10. HibaTuesday, July 13, 2010

    for words that resonate...and haunt...for the eye that reads..and tears fall... you are someone who is fascinating... Very Nice!!!

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  11. jillTuesday, July 13, 2010

    I read this to him, static crackling.
    I tried to make him see.
    He didn't.

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  12. AnonymousTuesday, July 13, 2010

    how kind.

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  13. MyNameJonasWednesday, July 14, 2010

    "the lions sleep in cages at night" is what got me. Wow.

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  14. AnonymousFriday, July 23, 2010

    Fog Haze That Protects The You From The Me.

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  15. Yue HuanWednesday, October 20, 2010

    We know too much, and now everything has lost it's shine. While you've long gone, chased away by the mundane, I find myself returning every now and then - to what's familiar and comforting.

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  16. karinThursday, March 24, 2011

    this is beautiful.

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  17. MartinWednesday, August 10, 2011

    Oh wow ... Your way of writing is a blessing to the poetic world.

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  18. AnonymousThursday, September 13, 2012

    It's all an illusion. Just like me.

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