Best Parenthetical Poems

i am a broken down clown
living my life like a silent film
moving quickly with no direction

as i apply the makeup to my life's
gymnastics, i begin to see the signs
of corrosion and deterioration

i sit and think of her as everybody in
the world that has ever loved...

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She has everything you don't.
(we never had what they have)

Sleep is more important than me?
(it's 1 am & you're not my lover)

Why ask if you weren't interested?
(my father was missing & politeness)

I'm tired of trying. 
(interesting role reversal)...

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