Life's a Circus
...I have never liked the circus,
I find them very cruel.
Bears on unicycles,
Do nothing for me at all,
Or the bear come to that
And that's a fact
Lion tamers that use whips,
Trying to take comma...
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Categories:
unicycles, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Weeds of Avalon
...life is a messy slurry
Tyson fury
an Olga tumble
an Ali shuffle
a low cal rumble
in nuclear jungles
hammer and sickle
stars and stripes
a polka dot pickle
citizen cocaine in the middle
PUR...
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Categories:
unicycles, life,
Form: Free verse
Unicycle
...He was pedaling in my direction,
His feet never losing control.
His age? 9 or 10 I am guessing,
But his confidence lit up his soul.
We locked eyes for the briefest of seconds.
I was grinning a...
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Categories:
unicycles, appreciation, new york,
Form: Rhyme
Where It's Safe For Them
...There is a place where children stay
in a virtual Neverland,
where it's safe for them to play.
Happiness at their command
and broccoli that tastes like cheese
in a virtual Neverland.
Clouds...
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Categories:
unicycles, tribute,
Form: Terzanelle
Circus Memories
...Acrobats in the center ring
Ballerina bears on balls and bicycles
Cavalcades of clowns with calliopes
Dancing damsels in glittery corsets and tulle skirts
Elephants parade in wrinkled suits
Fir...
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Categories:
unicycles, children, dance, children, happiness,
Form: Abecedarian
Death-Defying
...Life is a tightrope act
And we were suckered
Into using unicycles
No training
No balance
Can't ride
Can't walk
No balance
Will certainly fall
The crowd cheers,
Or maybe jeers?
They can...
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Categories:
unicycles, bible,
Form: Free verse
Quilted Crossroads
...were at a quilted crossroad
why not lie there with me
and watch paper unicycles go by while listening to owl city
this doesnt feel real but i knew it was when a teardrop escaped from your cry
but...
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Categories:
unicycles, adventuretime,
Form: Dramatic Verse