St. Bozo
poignant
bumps
blotches
bombs
protruding
permeating
articulating
dispersing
cancerous
lackey
offspring
bruising
staining
sullying
tarnishing
blemishing
my face.

Clowns
try to
bring joy
but often
are feared
by children
who do not understand
love and laughter
and oddity.

The tears of a clown
an angel who fell
when no one was around.