The Clown

I am not a clown
Or a dancing fool
Trained only to serve
And amuse you
I am human
Like the rest of you
Not some puppet
Of joy
Built for your amusement
Only

My life is
Tragic
Like yours
I feel anger
I feel hate
I feel envy
And sadness
Just like you
I want to scream
And rage
And rip someone’s heart
Out
And step on it
Repeatedly

But you
You only see
The clown
The tragic clown
Laugh
Laugh at his misery
That’s why he’s here
After all
Is he not?

What have you done today?