Crazy orange hair whipped in a circle and wrapped around a block head Tan lines framing white eyes Posing and pouting with audience shrinking Lashing out and lying Demanding attention Like a complete fool who has misplaced his red foam nose You are nothing but a clown Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing © Lisa is hosting D'Verse Poets tonight and has prompted us with the word 'Clown'
Oh, how the mighty have fallen
Like the descending leaves of Autumn
Pointless to nurture this self-importance
And the blind denial of inadvertence
With integrity always in question
To blow one’s own trumpet an obsession
No inventory of achievements
And pathetic service deferments
Your adversaries looking for peace
Wishing boastful outbursts would cease
Calling you out on your phony claims
Watching your fake news go up in flames
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©
Mind, Love, Misery's Menagerie
SaturdayMix - Mad about Metaphorst
Prompt 'Blow one's own trumpet'
Words Prompts
Leaves - SSoC
Nurture - WOTD
Peace - RTD
Inventory - FOWC
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Just a game to you
You played because you could
Your unfiltered words and actions
a green light to those who contained
their hatred
No thought or dedication
or ability to multitask
Let alone read
Communication skills nonexistent
Your statistics will be great indeed
Destined for the history books
Headlining
The Biggest loser of all time
You are the antithesis of a hero
Orange is the new black
and you will wear it well
Christine Bolton – Poetry for Healing ©
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