@ the three ring circus
The Ringmaster hands 10$
From a pocket in his short faded trousers
To the
Elephant Trainer
dips the paper cone in a
Swirl of Spun Sugar
Purple dots
Fall on Faded Blue socks
Dribbled ribbons
under heels
10$ bill
school money
somehow also real
And
oh, what elephant will you train?
This year
@ the circus
Will it be Elephants of cardboard
Wrinkled ear split into layers of cardboard.
Three rings made into
one
Amy in Mostar 