the sad clown

the sad clown.
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tonight the moon
is
a sad clown with
craters
on it's face

caused
by tears wept
after
coming
to  realize

the sun does not love
him
Anymore;

and
the stars mock the
clown
with their joyous
smiles
and shining eyes
that
seem to always look
onward
towards some far off
paradise
exclusive only to
them and others
of
their happy kind.

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and i
wish that i could
save
the clown from the
burdens
of it's crater-heart,
but
it is impossible for
me
because we are the
same;

two sad clowns mocked
by
happy little stars who shall
never
truly KNOW!!!

(what
it
means to
be
unloved
by
The Sun.)

j.stephen.h.