Clowning

Posted on by Reena Saxena 
tiny eyes twinkled
in darkness 
of my psyche
-innocent laughter long
long after they left


They laughed at my ignorance
the newest fool in town
they knew not
where I came from
my language 
was alien 
my attire strange
to their 
limited vision


Then on…
I donned many colours
spun new stories
from my embellished hat


they enjoy
I’m happy
at long last…
they’ve learnt
to pay for it
dVerse Poetics — Clowning Around

28 thoughts on “Clowning”

  3. The opening stanza is an interesting introduction to the clown’s sensitivity and view of himself, Reena, eye-opening in its honesty, and the way he sees the children as having ‘limited vision – until the magic of the ‘embellished hat’, everyone seems happy, but I’m concerned about the final lines.

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  8. Reena, am I imagining a dark undertone to this? The first stanza suggests a mental imbalance, and the last few lines make me wonder how “they’ve learnt pay for it.” My own dark shadows may be seeing something that isn’t there…

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