no one ever taught me how to juggle
cheer clap stomp on all sides of me
faces pull apart into wide grins whispers
and laughs screams desperate wishes for silence
again in this arena of sand under cold neon
lights with the generator thump thump
thumping behind the old rainbow curtain but now its
spinning in circles throwing more and more balls higher
and higher in the air until im flying up there
with them but catch toss spin catch
toss spin forget the people and screams and
just as quickly remember that day but no one ever
taught me how to throw with my hands too slow and
red balls make echoes thump thump
thumps in sand and gasps in every direction
green balls roll to the elephants feet
i look up to the sky pray to just stop
no borax no glue but the purple balls collide
crash to the floor and im standing alone in
the sand under the cold neon lights thump thump
thumping and the old rainbow curtain catches
my crumpled form as tears stream and
i stare into empty stands and its all my fault