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The Clever Clown

THE CLEVER CLOWN
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     THE CLEVER CLOWN IS WHAT SHE WAS BUT COULD NOT BE SEEN BECAUSE OF HER GAME THAT WAS PLAYED SO KEEN WHAT KET HER GOING WAS A WHIE MAGIC DUST  WHICK KEPT HER GOING BUT BROUGHT OUT HER LUST   SOMETIMES WHEN SHE WAS BY HERSELF  SHE COULD PLAT THE PART OF A CLOWN OR ELF   SHE COULD SEE MANY ILLUSIONS WITH IN HER MIND THAT KEPT HER HIGH AN FEELING SO FIN E   THE CLEVER CLOWN IS WHAT SHE WAS DEE INSIDE ONLY REVEALING TO HERSELF THE SECRETS SHE HSD TO HIDE  THE ONE IMPORTANT THING THAT NOONE WOULD COME TO KNOW   IS THAT SOONER OR LATER IT WOULD CONQUER HER SOUL   AS THE WHITE MAGIC DUST BECAME HER VER BEST FRIEND  HAD LURED HER IN AN TRICKER HER INTO BEING ITS VERY BEST FRIEND PLAYING FOR KEEPS UNTIL  THE BITTER END BY THE TIME SHE REALIZED THAT THE WHITE MAGIC DUST REALLY WASNT HER TRUE FRIEND  SHE BEGGED FOR A CHANCE TO HAVE HER FAMILY BACK AGAIN  BUT THE CLEVER CLOWN IS WHAR SHE WAS UNTIL SHE WAS BURRIED IN HER GRAVE BECUASE THE FRIEND SHE THOUGHT WAS NOONE COULD SAVE AN ON HER GRAVE STONE THIS IS WHAT IT READ  FROM BIRTH OR UNTIL DEATH IT DONT MATTER BECAUSE OF JUST ONE MISTAKE NOW IM DEAD...............                                                                                                                                                   BY  JOHN MCCANN

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Kao's

The world in a giant uproar  people not caring for life anymore    killing in every single street  people running  with     trembling feet  flames shooting up from everywhere  people’s minds and  bodies surrounded by fear  buildings and houses collapsing on to the ground love or care is no longer to be found  smiles an happiness being turned upside down  leaving people’s faces with permanent frowns  this is what happens when good an evil no longer balance out this is what koa's will be about it when all things come to finale end its when faith will be reminded to us again and again it’s when the very last bit of struggle will be sought  it’s when the  last battle on earth will be fought  it’s when not words or medication or ammunition will help anyone out all in all its called koas what the end will be about   koa's is not something talked about very much at all  but it’s the beginning, the end an mankind an beast finale fall..............   

                                       John McCann

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My Shadow

MY SHADOW

   DO YOU KNOW SOME ONE WHOM IS JUST LIKE ME....
    THAT REMINDS YOU OF MYSELF, KNOWN AS WE....
    MAYBE SOMEWHERE IN TIME OR ALONG THE WAY....
   WE HAVE MET BEFORE AN TH SHADOW WENT ASTRAY.....
    POSSIBLY IN A DREAM OR IN A PLACE IVE NOT SEEN BEFORE.....
   MAYBE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, AS A SHADOW BEHIND A DOOR...
    IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE WERE SHADOWS THAT REFLECTED LIKE THAT         
   OF A TREE....
    OR THE REFLECTION WAS SCARY LIKE THAT OF THE WIDE OPEN SEA.....
    ALL THESE TEARS I WONDERED WHY THIS SHADOW APPEARED SO CLOSE TO MY SIDE.....
     AS IF IT WAS FOLLOWING ME, LEAVING ME KNOW WHERE TO HIDE....
    PLAYING ME SO CLOSE AS IF IT WERE MY WIFE.....
    NEVER LETTING ME GO, HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE....
    I FINALLY REALIZED HOW POWERFULL MY SHADOW WAS, I FELT ITS PAIN, I FELT ITS HURT, I FELT ITS LOVE HIGH....
    AT TIMES IT MADE ME LAUGH,GRIN, AN SMILE, OR EVEN CRY......
    NOW I REALIZE THIS SHADOW REALLY WAS...
     IT WASNT DOES OR DONTS, BUT ALONG JUST BECAUSE.... MY ADDICTION......

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