Today the circus arrives in town <br />to a barren place that's been cast aside <br />to a bleak corner in a barren land <br />out of the reach of God and Satan alike. <br /> <br />They have brought with them trunks <br />full of palaces and mighty kings <br />with stunning queens, with monsters and <br />wild beasts and caseloads full of dreams. <br /> <br />For the people's entertainment they proclaim <br />a show that will amaze and thrill <br />with death defying acts upon the high wire <br />and terrifying feats of daring skill. <br /> <br />Come to the greatest show and see <br />amazing magic that confounds the mind, <br />dwarves and giants from lands over the sea <br />all for your amusement and sheer delight. <br /> <br />A forlorn youth watches lost in dreams <br />of a life far away from this little town <br />where he is the king of the high trapeze, <br />the shining star, the one who wears the crown. <br /> <br />Spellbound he resolves to run away <br />to a life full of danger and thrills <br />but in the cold light of day he stays <br />his will weakens and his dream wilts.<br /><br />Chris Zachariou<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-circus-15/
