Circus clown

Circus clown

I am a jester, a circus clown

With my baggy pants, dripping mascara

And strange looking cap

I make spectators laugh

As I enter the ring

Make funny gestures

And pass remarks on other actors

My antics and gags everyone enjoys

I look a fool

But can imitate acrobats of other performers

I dance on the rope and on wire

Ride galloping horses

Jump through fire

I am a comic relief

In the high-voltage action

My life is often grim and tragic as such

But I don my happy mask when on the act

by Susmita Mukherjee