Friday, October 08, 2004
Something meaningful :)
THOUGHTS OF A CLOWN
Happiness is contagious
A least that's why that's what I've found
It's hard to look melancholy
When there is happiness around
I'm supposed to make laughter happen
And frankly it's not as easy as it sounds
Why do people laugh when I look so wretched
Or fall face down upon the ground
There are days when I'm not in the mood
To trip and fall upon my head
Days when my situations desperate
And I wish I'd stayed in bed
Each day I have to be seen a fool
So the whole world can laugh at me
Fate has handed me this adsurd profession
And I'm the cause of other people's glee
I really don't know what else I can do
There are few alternatives for guys like me
I've become entrenched with joy through pity
It's become part of life you see
To a clown laughter is his business
And we are not allowed to brood
Unless its part of our "absurdity"
To help "effervesce" your mood
Of course laughter radiates happiness
Something everybody needs
It helps to keep you young at heart
And can generates good deeds
But few think about the Clown himself
And the feelings deep within his heart
He's supposed to amuse the audience
Yet at times his own emotions are torn apart
People laugh when a Clown comes a "cropper"
They laugh more - if he seems to fake some tears
Yes - They really enjoy our horrid situation
Oblivious our back is hurt - or blood is running from an ear
Sometimes clowns are suffering great discomfort
A bandaged knee beneath the baggy pants
Running with a limp may seem hilarious
When you don't know the pain's intense
I know everyone's a Clown at times
At play, at work - or even fooling with the wife
But it really is no fun to be a Clown like me
The sum total of your life
-Albert Gazeley
6:51 PM
