Circus of Life

Watch the lights Watch the circus Circus of dreams Circus of dream’s illusions Illusions etched in the mind Illusions from false grandeur Grandeur bites reality Grandeur wields puppets Puppets of hardened men Puppets clutched unto ropes Ropes thick as curtains Ropes opening dark theaters Theaters for crowds lonely Theaters booming Booming under walls Booming down on grim faces Faces acting joyful Faces with masks Masks for sunken tears Masks for rich donors Donors in need Donors in shadows lost Lost among hours farce Lost through bottomless time Time a vagrant Time grating a heart Heart colder than rock Heart numb to love Love that is endearing Love that can touch Touch a moon beneath the rain Touch an air of laughter Laughter down from the belly Laughter from a special one One who gives openly One who delights in wonder Wonder of new journeys Wonder of sorrow Sorrow lifting faith Sorrow healing bleak nights Nights without masquerades Nights without dead flowers Flowers naturally awake Flowers aflame Aflame and not below weeds Aflame with life Life spilling breath that abides Life drifting with its god God... Abides.. -------- Debbie Guzzi's Down Under Blitz 9/4/2015