Roll up! Roll up! Crack
the whip! Circle the horses.
Let the monkeys laugh
–
and play with careless
disarray around this heart;
broken, wounded, fallen
–
from the high wire,
grip gone, hands open
in mute surrender.
–
Your forced false smile
Painted in a permanent
Good-vibe leer… I tip
–
my hat to all who stride
into the ring, willingly –
take a chance on love.
–
All the pretty ones
are gathered for love’s
circus performance.
–
Watch out for the Ringmaster!
He can reach a hand inside
your chest and squeeze…
–
Frances Macaulay Forde © 2011
Written for “All The Pretty Ones Are…”
Studio Underground Foyer
State Theatre Centre of WA
(Friday 11 to Sunday 20 November 2011)
Funny folk, fear & fascination… complete with feathers…
All The Pretty One’s Are, is an exhibition of mixed media paintings by local Perth artist Jessica McCallum and will be on show for one week only in the Studio Underground Foyer at The State Theatre Centre of WA. Jessica’s style incorporates traditional watercolours & inks with a dark twist, and large-scale pop art, mixed media pieces. Her influences are murals, street art & old-skool comic book culture. Ever wanted to run away to the Circus?
For further information please visit http://jessicamccallum.blogspot.com/
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