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| The Circus With the Yellow Clown, 1967, Marc Chagall |
See you;
heart goes into overdrive,
somersaults,
thump, thump, thumps,
wants to get out.
I gave it to you,
it beats for you,
gave you all of me,
I exist for you.
You took it,
took all of me,
messed me up,
made a fool of me.
Carnivalesque;
grotesque fool
now wise,
hell now heaven,
now it's me, me, me,
hell now heaven,
now it's me, me, me,
want your heart,
will cut it out.
Who knows what lies behind the clowns’ happy/sad face? We all wear our masks and do not need to apply face paint to become a fool or indeed anything else…
With thanks to Tess at Magpie Tales for the inspiration.
Anna :o]
23 comments:
It is very clever how you bring all those meanings together in this one short poem
Very deep. I love "Carnivalesque" and "grotesque" together like that. Great short commentary following the poem, too.
grrrr....haha....well that was a bit of a twist there in the end...and a rather maniacal voice in that last line...got to watch when you give yourself away you know...
Strong, powerful, mordant...
This is sooo good, Anna... I love the words "Carnivalesque;
grotesque" together.
What goes on indeed behind those clowns' happy/sad faces ~ Nice twist of events in the latter part ~
Happy day to you ~
A great, twisted journey!
=)
I join others in telling you how much I love the word 'carnivalesque' ... I must devise a way to get it into everyday vocabulary!!
A brilliant take on the picture, Anna!
ahan... made a fool of me.;. well that is love... even if we know we are being made fools, still cannot resist :P
We're all fools when it comes to love... :)
The repetition is great here. And 'grotesque fool'.. love that word 'grotesque'... well-writ (as per norm)
I like Brian's comment. You can only be hurt in proportion to how much you let yourself be vulnerable. That aside, I enjoyed the poetry.
What a macabre end,
Loved it
Thank you for your welcome comments folks.
Brian ~ ah you see through me! There is many an ex-lover buried out there somewhere...
Anna :o]
I really like the word "carnivalesque" ...nice...
Yes, agree with Brian - the clown turns lion at end! Betrayal hard to take. K.
I think I have felt some of this. Or all of it.
Great twist in the middle. Love these line:
'Carnivalesque;
grotesque fool
now wise,'
The lyrics to a song in my head: "you've got my heart, now I want it back".
Thanks so much for your very welcome comments folks.
Anna :o]
someone has a lot of anger. i know this kind of relationship!!
Thanks zongrik - your comment is much appreciated.
Anna :o]
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