The Carnival

A little girl feeds a pony cotton candy
It coughs pink clouds to her delight

A carnie sits perched above a dunk tank
This is the only time water touches his skin

The sweet smell of doughnuts
Is approached by the sour smell of weed

Children wander into a haunted house
They don’t realize it’s a carnie’s trailer

He asks her to be his girlfriend on the Ferris wheel
She says no and both teens start to cry
The Ferris wheel keeps turning

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Addictions are a problem

The saddest kind of sickness

Unless you’re hooked on buttocks

It’s all about the thickness

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Carnies looks normal in fun house mirrors