spotlights on…
welcome to the circus!
jugglers,
fighters,
animals,
imposters –
we have them all!
are you so very sure
you are still
part of the audience?
munching popcorn,
pointing your finger,
staring
in admiration or disgust?
check again…
you might already
be wearing
make-up, fur or gloves.
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edit: just linked this to Poetry Jam – thanks for the heads up, Mary! 🙂 what a perfect fit…
photo credits: brimagestudio.com
Another Wandering Soul 
ha, true that…we are all players on the worlds stage…and clowns in the making…smiles…
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yes, the circus of life ~ how quickly we can go from being in the audience to one of the performers. great poem!
thanks for participating at Poetry Jam!
♥
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thank you for checking it out 🙂 sorry i didn’t have time to check out more of the others, was leaving for a vacation when mary pointed me towards it…
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Sometimes that line between spectator and participant can certainly blur when it comes to the circus we call life. Thanks so much for sharing this!
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thank you for reading!
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