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Viergacht — The Temperature Drops 20 Degrees
Published: 2018-08-22 19:35:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1779; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 0
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clowns from the circus

are running out of time

they never really existed

so it appears impossible

that anything could be worse than this

everyone makes excuses for

the happy fellows

they have superhuman powers

and suddenly you want to join them

regardless of the consequences

you don't want to work for

the young deaf-mutes

who turn into cats

they silently discuss you at meetings

and they just keep drinking

no matter what

you feel ashamed

you've been hired to kill

the happy old ladies

who drink blood

they keep asking for water

you try to hide from them

clouds shaped like circus tents drift by

you spy on the albinos

with scarred bodies

they ask unanswerable questions

well, you can't stop wanting them

no matter what excuses you invent

you may as well forget your training

the old clowns

follow you everywhere

they have asked about you

your bosses never lie

the hot night wraps around your throat

and one of them tells you

you can't escape your destiny

while it's still dark

exhibitionists

who can't stop laughing

dance slowly in the rain

regardless of your feelings

and written on the street in blood you see

this, too, shall pass

film directors could easily tell the truth

while it's still possible

you can't believe

wishing won't make it true

clowns

are subtly seductive

they are only kidding

and don't really exist

there is a sudden silence

and it seems unlikely




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Comments: 3

Leonca [2018-08-23 02:56:27 +0000 UTC]

Intriguing. Is this a type of found poetry?

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Viergacht In reply to Leonca [2018-08-23 05:58:34 +0000 UTC]

Yes - I wrote down a bunch of phrases from songs, or things I had read or heard on tv over a period of time, then cut them up and put them back together into a poem. I did a lot of this years ago, but I don't have much saved to the computer. 

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Leonca In reply to Viergacht [2018-08-24 00:13:14 +0000 UTC]

Cool. I may try that.

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