Just a circus girl
all painted up and
prancing like a circus pony
Putting on the big show
every night
at the local bar and grill
False smiles
of bright cherry red
to lure the guys in
Don't want to be
the sad clown
at the end of the night
Author notes
prompt is title 3. Circus Girl
A contest entry
- Titles # 5 by cirque du soleil.
525 points, ended March 7, 16 entries
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• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Comments
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False smiles
of bright cherry red
to lour the guys in
Don't want to be
the sad clown
at the end of the night
I loved this. I can really feel the sadness and the loneliness here. This poem actually reminded me of a really obscure song I know by the same name. Reminds me a lot of these particular lyrics - 'Just an ordinary woman, With the need to sing, to risk everything, Tonight'
One thing - 'lour' is misspelled. It should be 'lure'.
Thanks for the entry!!
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