Freckles the Clown walks into the limelight,
right before he enters, someone trips him,
entertaining children the world around,
creating the image of a drunk night,
king of the stage, Freckles was fat, but slim,
layers of costume made him appear round,
everytime he went on stage, the same thing,
stumbling before the crowd, he sets the sting,
telling the audience about his face,
how long it takes to apply clown makeup,
endless chatter, as three other clowns ride
Chariot tricycles without much grace,
letting the audience in on his life
of entertainment, helps fill a tin cup
with coins for charity, he hopes his wife,
nurse practitioner, Betty, takes his side,
while doing his spiel, Freckles juggles balls
and rings and bowling pins, but never knives,
little does anyone know how she met
king of the stage, Freckles the Clown, but wives
speak rarely about love, he tells the tale,
inspired as a boy to throw knives, he falls,
not once but twice, in the orchestra pit,
the first time he slipped by mistake, the shoes,
oversized, on his feet, made him clumsy,
taken to the hospital, Betty set
him straight, Freckles found love, without fail,
even the second time, Nurse Betty bit
lightning, seeing him in emergency,
in time, she grew to love a clown, the news
made the headlines at the circus, crowds came
every night just to hear Freckles' story,
little did he know how "Betty" became,
in his mind, the audience favorite act,
ghosts rarely appear, nor do they react,
however, Freckles' story, a gory
tale of throwing knives, never hit the stage.
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