Behind The Mask

This one's especially dedicated to all the readers of this blog who await my post everyday 😊

Wrote these lines after a typical day at work years ago, so you may be able to relate.. from a clown's perspective 😉

BEHIND THE MASK

As the light comes out in the sky,
I walk down to the circus to begin my wry;
All day I crack jokes to make others cry,
Singing & dancing like a buffoon, wondering why..

Why must I be japed at,
Why must I be a lampoon;
Addled what makes me consent to that,
& what makes me accept my fortune..

I spend all day making everyone laugh,
They think I’m funny, as I continue my chaff;
Dazed by my perfect life, & envious of my joy,
They forget their miseries, & my idiosyncrasies, they enjoy..

I remove the mask from my face
As the day comes to an end,
Happy to go home.. where I can be myself,
And where I don’t have to pretend..

As I sit by the window,
The questions come back to me,
‘Why’, I must know,
So I ponder, and begin to see..

I think of all the smiles I spread,
Of all the faces I light up every day;
It’s all worth a thousand tears,
& all the drudgery that comes my way..

So, content with this thought
I go to bed with a smile,
I feel like I’ve won a battle fought,
With rewards worthwhile…

~ Meher 😊
   (12.07.09)

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