Neon lights flicker,
The clown has entered the room.
Deranged laughter.
The elephants’ eyes,
A deep moist amber, cry out
Sad and desperate.
Little children speak,
In deep somber tones, watching
your every movement.
A finger points there
The silent ventriloquist
Smiling widely
Perched on a tent
Lonely is the raven’s call
Disjointed limbs move.
Crawling rapidly
Toward the mime’s maze, stopping short
Withering in place.
The Ferris wheel goes,
faster and faster until,
the world disappears.