Fairy Tale Review by The Ochre Issue (retail) (epub)

Author:The Ochre Issue (retail) (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wayne State University Press

RODNEY GOMEZ

The Clowns

The first clown appeared in May by a café. He resembled Bozo, but he didn’t smile. His eyes were red, and in those marbles a violence. A little girl sipping chocolate saw him first and screamed. Then others saw him and were cocooned. He disappeared into a winery. You know a city only by walking. Clowns in all guises appeared in everyday places. They knew the neighborhoods, the streets. They knew the dark angles where people kissed, the lakes where they rowed to dislodge their secrets. One clown became a doula and delivered the first infant clown in full makeup. Another destroyed a young boy’s dreams with a series of somersaults. One night I encountered a clown in an alley. He was holding a burger which I found so delicious I sprouted two big feet appropriate for floppy shoes. He said, seek first confusion, not understanding. That night, in a purple wig, I painted two stars on my face. It was freeing, yes, but mostly it felt like a tine striking hot cement.

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