I Am Nothing But a Clown

by Erica Hughes - Libra

I have no desire to dream 
that good things will be,

I have no desire to wish
like the child I use to be
Forever lost,
the spell of life
I must pay the cost
that dreamers pay
when they dare to be anything
but love at play

It is the sharpening of pencils
that leaves me with razor sharp teeth
always laughing in my jolly way
when you look at me

I wear my tears
in a goofy smile
Dont laugh at me
but I am a clown

Just walk away, dont turn around 
in a world of laughter,
and love's abound
dont laugh at my tears
I am a clown

Always smiling
and playing the jest
with a wilting heart
between my breast
just walk away, dont turn around
you laugh at my tears
I am a clown

my dreams have withered 
like a rose planted in snow
malnourished and destitute
expecting to grow

fancy me
you turn around
laugh at my tears
I am a clown

When heartache can't be defined,
to the heart's delicate mind,
you leave love behind,
hoping you will find. . .

there is nothing here
but an empty smile
that mocks my falling tears
I have nothing
when love's abound,
I am nothing
but a clown.
Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2000-10-24 21:21:09
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:55
Poem ID: 58104

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