by Bobbie Troy
the circus came to town
in 1793
hundreds of years
after the birth of Christ
the Greatest Show on Earth
Kyrie Eleison
in the midst of circus preparations:
a meditation
among roustabouts
before setting up the tent
for the big event
a conversation
between two people
in the same act:
don’t go up
the wire’s not safe
it doesn’t matter
i’ve found what i want
and just before she fell
he saw that her eyes
were filled with relics
the Greatest Show on Earth
Kyrie Eleison
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How sad! And yes...it is very thought provoking. Great writing as usual.
ReplyDeleteBobbie, you took me in so many different directions. Did he love her? What was happening, what lead up to now, and the sad ending.
ReplyDeleteGood poem, Bobbie! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteI think this is one of your best, Bobbie!
ReplyDeleteHaunting......
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you everyone for taking the time to comment. I also think it's haunting.
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem. My favorite lines, "it doesn't matter". And "her eyes/were filled with relics"
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