Centermost Poems | Examples

Parenthetical Paradox

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 me despite
my flaws and my faults

i make a small but explorable incision in the
centermost part part of my gut to see if anything
exists there still

i realized immediately but tardily that i have not worked 
hard to become financially comfortable but worked smart
to be unabashedly afraid