Original DDE™ surrealistic art entitled “Nobody’s Fool” by: rob kistner © 9/3/24
~ never laugh at a clown ~
“Gaze upon me
if you will
my countenance crafted
to fool
and thrill
I’ve spent years in greasepaint
in fear and sorrow
I rued my past
and dreaded my tomorrow”
they call me Laughin’ Lyle
I love to see you smile
be joyful
full of glee…
but never ever laugh at me
it wasn’t intentional
you see
I only wanted her to
hear me
when I told her…
please don’t laugh
but her laughter
her hollow taunting laughter
her mindless laughter
wouldn’t stop
it wouldn’t stop
and I needed her to hear me
to understand how I felt
but the laughing
and laughing
her incessant laughing
I simply couldn’t have the laughing…
so I made it stop
now I hide behind this painted smile
and there are still those laughing
and laughing
and laughing…
until that moment
when they‘re not
I still hate the laughter
but I know well now
how to make it stop
I’ll spend my years in greasepaint
but no more fear
no regret
I’ll shed not another tear
so gaze upon me
if you will
my countenance crafted
to fool
and thrill
but when you’re all alone
and your laughing’s at its end
I will make quite certain…
you’ll not laugh again
*
rob kistner © 2024
Poetry at: dVerse
Wowsers, I love the way you get inside this clown’s head! The variations and repetitions of “the laughing” are so powerful as they build up to his sinister plans. I could see him pulling out his red hair in frustration as he reached his breaking point. So dark and wonderfully done!
Thank you Mish, I really appreciate your kind words… 🙂
Being laughed at can be really painful… and the darkness in a clown’s heart is probably so very deep.
Clowns have always intrigued me, not so much frightened me. But it is certainly a unique personality yo be drawn to such a craft. 🙂
That is one scary combo. The pic is totally freaky and the poem a perfect match.
Thank you Sean. I created a number of images of creepy clowns, but this was the one that hit me hardest. Unfortunately, all of the most impactful ones I created are haunting me a bit… 😐
Of all the images I created for my “Nobody’s Fool”, this one here was my second choice:
http://www.image-verse.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/D1975FD7-37AC-4275-B163-1E8D73CDCA09.jpeg
HI Rob, wow this is a creepy clown, the sort from Stephen King’s It. A great poem.
Clowns have always made me a bit uncomfortable Robbie. Always wonder what that greasepaint is truly hiding… 😉