Costume makes the Clown

by SashaMirage   Jul 11, 2008


Every day they see me smile.
They'll never know my hearts on trial.
They see my face displayed throughout the town.
What they don't know is the costume makes the clown.
I wear white diamonds and shiney pearls.
Always have my hair up in curls.
Every where I go the crowd screams my name.
Thats what you get for fortune and fame.
But what they don't know, what they can't see
is if they wore my shoes they would not wish to be me
In silver and gold I spin round and round.
If they only knew that the costume makes the clown.
I smile but tears fill up my eyes.
Its getting harder to hide my cries.
They see fancy dresses and limousines,
My name imprinted in magazines.
To them I have it all, everything.
They listen quietly when I sing.
In silver and gold I spin round and round.
If they only knew that the costume makes the clown.
It would change everything if one day they found.
That its the costume that makes me the clown.

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  • 15 years ago

    by oddi tea

    Wow. Not what I first expected. I like how you start out and leave the audience thinking that it really is a real clown you are talking about but then as the line
    "I wear white diamonds and shiney pearls."
    comes we get more and more unsure. But as soon as you start to say that we see your name on magazines, it is blatantly obviouse. It is the celebrities that you are comparing to the clowns. How every day they go through their lives, hiding in a mask of what they want people to see, how no one really knows exactly who they are.

    I love it. In the thought, in the flawless rhyme and definately in surprising conclusion. Well written, great job. 5/5

  • 16 years ago

    by Faithless

    I can feel the emotions within the costume.I like how you portray the other side of the coin of the clown's life.The choice of words that you used did indeed bring out the character out from the poem. Absolutely stunning poem;)

  • 16 years ago

    by SashaMirage

    Thanks for the comment Ashley!

  • 16 years ago

    by AngelicDecadence

    Sasha, i loved it.
    It was like those words were meant for me.
    Like HEBA, every day i smile a fake smile and pretend my life and my heart are perfectly fine, when inside im crying, the smile gone, life broken, and my heart torn. This was really good.
    Keep it up!
    *Chaotic Angel*

  • 16 years ago

    by Brittany C

    The rhyming and flow of this poem is great. It is also easy to understand. I liked this poem it was sad.

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