Clown

Leila Perry

Her words were joyous,

but her smile was that of a

teary-faced clown.

The first thing you see

is the painted, bright red, unmoving,

wretched smile

slathered onto a painfully

perfect, porcelain face.

Leila Perry Her words were joyous, but her smile was that of a teary-faced clown. The first thing you see is the painted, bright...