Dénouement


Paint me white and let me put the hat on
Ink me with a big red smile
I need my colorful suit
I’ll dance with my big red shoes
The show is still on
The crowd still jeers in thrill

Did you feel my grief
As I made you cheer?
Did you just notice?
It was my weeping that made you tickle?

No you didn’t figure
Until I got tired
And the sweat and the tears
Washed-off the amusing lies

Who is in for the act?
Who are the fans?
Are you a friend?
Or you just pay for the fun?

When curtains are closed
When the lights are out
The clown runs
In the dead of the night

1 August 2011