Mirrors, mirrors, on the walls: <br /> on the "Flood Lit," <br /> ka-lei-do-scop-ic, fun house walls: <br /> showing images: telling all. <br /> <br /> Sweltering, moonlit midway's: <br /> "Burstin':" with (shadowy), propelling: compelling HU-MAN-I-TIES! <br /> "Sizzlin': "with flashing, patterned CAN-DES-CEN-TRIES! <br /> (PIERCIN' "POLY-CHROME-ATIC-RIES!" <br /> <br /> A circus (barker) stands aloft: <br /> looking upon the faces: <br /> crowds of gathering faces : (mindless) faces. <br /> "TEMPTING, " daring: SHOUTING; " chal-leng-ing: <br /> the MASSING soulful hoards: <br /> of (empty,) featureless faces. <br /> <br /> "Yelling, shout-ing "TELLING, " scold-ing: <br /> "PLEADING," "BEGGING:" (crying, )sham-ing: <br /> the (resistful,) huddled massed. <br /> "SELLING:" the Carnies ancient, artful craft: of (dodging.) <br /> <br /> Mirrors of life: (folding) mirrors of time: <br /> (twisting,) con-torted passages: darkly lit behind. <br /> Distorting, "TROUBLING " faces: <br /> the house, of (convexed) mirrors: of "MUTI-IMAGED" lives! <br /> <br /> People reflecting people, (reflections:) <br /> in the "TELLING" hall of mirrors. <br /> Multi-imaged reflections. <br /> "UNMASKING," people faces: "Moon" eclips-ing faces! <br /> All within the carney's: <br /> "Fun House" show of mirrors.<br /><br />Fredric Marsh Jr.<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-carney-s-funhouse-mirrors/
