Clown. Poem by James Brennan
Clown.
Laughing, joking,
New ways to play,
Act the fool.
Stunts always bring out
The best laughs,
Stunts lead to pain,
But it's not
The torturous pain
That lays deep inside,
Buried deep so as not to slip out
Amongst one's peers.
It festers so,
To come tearing out
Once alone.
Ripping apart the mask
Of carefully crafted illusion,
Torturing the now laid
Bare soul which finds itself
Without the taunting
Of the audience
It sought to delight.
Grasping for the other Masks on hand,
Alcohol,
Needles,
Powder,
Paid women of delight,
Anything other than the face of
Painful reality.
Until the next time the expectation
Comes for the performance of the
Tortured clown's soul.
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Thank you all so very much for your kind words, I can not see your responses here, however I can see them in my mail. A deep heartfelt thank you. James.
" Of the audience it sought to delight" ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Excellent, excellent poem penned on the pathetic life of JOKER; full of life busy to make fun and to entertain others but it's true that the life of clown is very melancholic more than the lost of beloved; the poet very acquisitively crafted the life of clown......congrats for being this beautiful poem as POD.......it really deserves 10+
This is very frustrating for me not being able to reply to you all individually, so thank you for reading and your kind words... Dr Tony Brahmin. Rose Marie Juan-austin. Dear Soul Mate. Deepak Kumar Pattanayak Edward Kofi Louis Mahtab Bangalee Dn Reynolds Bernard F Asuncion Vrsha M Lyn Paul. So very appreciated. Bless all of you. James.
I can now see all your wonderful comments, thank you so very much! ! I am unfortunately unable to see my replies to you. I shall keep trying over the days as this site really does not work very well for me. Keep well and bless all of you... James.
Grasping for the other Masks on hand, Alcohol, Needles, Powder, Paid women of delight, Tortured clown and his soul. a very powerful graphic. tony
A poignant and vivid portrayal of a unique life of a clown. A well crafted write. Congratulations !
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 2:39:35 AM # 1.0.0
Well crafted with touching words......thanks for sharing...10++ .