Tears of a Clown
...Inspired by the Iron Maiden Song, Tears of a Clown
Drinking, he recalled the Circus Grim,
and the strange world that ruined him.
He had done anything for a laugh.
Once, the magician sawed him...
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Categories:
fire eater, death, drink, grief, heartbroken,
Form: Rhyme
GRIM REAPER CAN WAIT
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“Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can’t come.“
Quote by Jeff Goldblum.
JOHNNY SPICER
In this tomb are the bits and...
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Categories:
fire eater, dark, death, humor,
Form: Epitaph
Demonstrations In Lockdown
...Waiting around in our lockdown
Keeping busy without a frown
Suddenly what did I see on TV
Something that I thought I’d never see
Surely not they aren’t that dumb
A demonstration in lockdown for ...
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Categories:
fire eater, anxiety, death, life,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Alibi Store
..."That's alright..." he cry he cry he cries.
"we're all alive on the inside and you're
my friend my friend my friends
and i'm gonna kill you."
Like we're all holed up in a delirium
hotel and w...
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Categories:
fire eater, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Circus
...CIRCUS?
It wasn’t a sparkling circus,
or even a good kind of show;
It was in the hot dusty countryside,
and lacked entertainment, or any
kind of glow, mothers with their
children, dads w...
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Categories:
fire eater, memory,
Form: Verse
Torched
...There was a fire eater named Glinder
Who performed for a circus in Flinder.
He pushed the torch down far
Forgetting his hours at a bar.
All that remains of Glinder is a cinder....
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Categories:
fire eater, humor,
Form: Limerick
Orb of Night
...The dark of the night sky: clear, unlimited space
Lights and a bright white moon, of clouds no trace
The mood suddenly changes, the lights are faded
The vault of heaven is raided, the azure invaded
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Categories:
fire eater, nature, romantic,
Form: Quatrain
The Blues Can Be So Mean
...The blues they have me down, sometimes they can be so mean
Yeah they have me down and sometimes they can be so mean
Suicidal thoughts, they got me caught in between
They can be so mean, they ha...
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Categories:
fire eater, song-me, wife, me,
Form: Ballad