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THE SUFFERING OF A CLOWN
I was there for the suffering of a clown,
watched too closely at the hosing down.
Never saw the tears washed away
but the laughter was there
just like today.
With my threadbare bag of tricks
clutched a little too tight
I like to amuse, I need to do it
on many a lonely night.
I queued for normality many a time
but never quite reached that open door,
so just like Cha...
Saturday 23rd May 2015 10:36 pm
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