Remember the
Painted
Circus face?
The
Down-turned
Mouth,
The drawn
Tear
Below the
Tragic
Eyes,
The bulbous
Nose?
Did it
Disguise
Or expose
The
Broken
Heart,
This
Plaintive
Ruse?
What joy
Confuse?
All
Laughter
Ceased,
Audience and
Joker
Fall silent,
As the
Act
Turned sadly
Violent.