A Dead Drunk Clown by David McWane

[staticeffect]

this isnt mine, but this guy is amazing at writing. i figured id share with all of you.



there used to be a clown down in Harvard Square
and many people would walk to him
he was a clown from top to bottom
big green and yellow shoes
a short red jacket
white pants that reflected the summer’s daylight
beckoning tourists for some good old New England fun
but he was a drunken clown
a horrible sight when you got close
we’ve all been tricked once
by the drunken clown of Harvard Square
never forgetting your last image of him
before you jolted back
the cakey makeup
the blood shot eyes
dying teeth
and sharp breath
whose taste lingered on your pallet
he smelled of thick body odor and lousy booze
and his deep, clogged-with-ash utterance
hollering at you
stayed with you
as you walked on
he would trick parents
and scare children
girlfriends gasping when the clown
got close enough
to smell their hair
and a hand around their waist
boyfriends would shove him after the quick groping
but the clown would just laugh louder
this was his joke
and no one was his match
he always
laughed
last
one day, I sat and watched him for a bit
his balding greasy hair
his staggering movements
his caveman hairy arms, long and black
and thought
when was his first day out like this?
what triggered it?
what did the people who know him think of his
stories of fright?
does he stand at his bathroom mirror giggling as he
gets ready?
or was it a serious matter?
and how long does the drunken intoxication keep the
joke fun?
does he go to the packy store as the clown?
I wanted to read his story
know where he’s from
and learn when the clown idea got set down
on his front burner
maybe he just enjoyed being a deceiver to the innocent
I mean—
he always seemed happy…’ish
I was impressed a bit that he was so organized
and driven
at being a drunken clown
day in and day out he’d be in Harvard Square
screaming
laughing
swindling
I was told today that he died drunk in the middle of
JFK St.
face down in the middle of the street
is that what he wanted?
for he did accomplish
more than anyone else
of being
a dead drunk clown

[tardy421]

i liked it very nice

[Do The Dramatic]

David McWane...like Big D and The Kids Table, Dave McWane?

I'm think so, he mentions Harvard Square in the first line, haha.

(Edited for spelling.)