side show

words cut like knives

into me,

crevassed flesh and

fissured bone

this is different

than what you’d expect

from me,

rotten breath and

rubble throne, i’m

finding the girl lost

at sea,

faded cream and

blackened stripes

this is different

than what you’d expect

i’d be,

sugar sweet and

berry ripe, it’s

these tall tales thick

with mystery,

pageless books for

penless dreams

this is nothing

like what you’d expect

to see,

carousel steeds and

carnival screams, i’m

finding the girl lost

at sea,

rotten breath and

sugar sweet

this is different

than what i’d expect

from me,

this is nothing

like what i’d expect

to be.