Shuffle

Fake grins,

Bright lights,

Cherry lips,

Black heart,

Sugar coated cheeks;

A childish club

Deal

Children laughing, holding hands

Crooked speech, faulty wonderland

Counterfeit joy in spades

This, is the clown’s masquerade

Jump

           Flip

Turn

           Twist

Plunge

Cruel rattling of bells

And an upside down jester.

Allas, Jack can’t fit in the car

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