destroy all clowns

[revolutionR]

clowns are out of control
who are these creepy bozos
that are appearing at random
but what kind of clown
comes out of a fun house
and not a circus
what kind comes to frighten children
and not to bring silly antics
how does the hobo with a painted face
and floppy shoes become a luny that
appears out of nowhere suddenly
and might have a big round red nose
but the menace is no laughing matter

this reminds me of stories in a certain book
that are like skeletons of meaning
that we are given to read as children
but there is no flesh and blood
on the bare bones
we are given the boogie man
before we have a chance to formulate
our own thought
and then the funny clown
distracts us from before
we can decide for ourselves
what is funny or not

now the clown has become another kind of terror
but it is really the same old clown
just a little more or a lot more exaggerated

a poet is not a clown
a poet is the anti-clown
the poet does not dress in a silly costume
and walk around like a goofy idiot
or try to affect creepy gestures
just to feign some nervous response
that comes out as a laugh
but a poet might bring a smile to you
when you are a child at school
before they make you a fool for the rule

[WIREMAN]

...the clowns of Fellini are they not like jewels....

[revolutionR]

Actor clowns in art movies,now days the clowns are scary not like surreal.
Was thinking of news reports of creepy clowns trying to scare children.
Don't know if its just some just some teenager prank trend, or something
even more sinister. in any case maybe a clown can be a poet, but can a poet
be a clown.

[Tjflowers80]

Clowns on the rise
Lockdown in schools
Nussances travelled from afar
Now migrating to dearest Nashville.

Come now painted man
Take off your disguise
Leave our children be
Go back to those "silly antics"

We miss the old
With the fun nose and floppy shoes
Oh those good old days
Where there were no supposed killer clowns.

[revolutionR]

Really captured it, very nice , it's always interesting to write about strange things going on.Clowns seem so illusive, the subtle things that make us laugh, somehow the costume that reminds us of some very human element, the sad clown the happy clown, but then this takes on some other darker side. In any case that is why I wrote the line about a clown being a poet, but can a poet be a clown.