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Alone at the Carnival MAG

September 15, 2014
By PresidentLeahy GOLD, St. Peters, Missouri
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There's only so much you can do, but there's also so much only you can do.

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I’m walking through a carnival alone,
Which is nice, because my head’s been
very crowded lately.

The people run around and laugh and smile,
Which is comforting, because I’ve felt
very lonely lately.

I get on the Spaceship and spin and spin,
Which is poetic, because I feel like
I’m just going in circles lately.

The Slingshot takes me up and up and up,
Which is refreshing because I’ve been
pretty down lately.

A girl stumbles from the Scrambler and vomits funnel cake,
Which makes me jealous of her ability
to feel release.

I leave the carnival grounds and sit against an old tree,
Which is well needed, because I’m sick
of having no one to lean on.

© Aaron S., Shelby, NC

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