The clown
though I’ve painted this clowns face onto mine, the sadness creeps through.
The clown never cries, the clown laughs and brings smiles onto others faces.
While no one is present, the clown sobs in silence while wearing his mask.
The clown hides his inhuman attributes thanks to the mask
The clown knows behind the mask he isn’t like the rest
Despite the fact that the clown tries relentlessly to be striking
To get away from the misery he faces, the clown tells jokes day and night.
The clown's mask starts to come off as soon as the jokes stop
A very memorable clown, depending to the circus he acts in
The clown weeps while wearing his mask as he Carries out his final task
About this poem
This poem is describing what it’s like to feel alienated by society and seeing laughter as the only escape.
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Written on April 24, 2023
Submitted by sophiabloom09 on April 25, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 694 |
Words | 139 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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