A circus tent in the mall parking lot -
bright yellow and blue
set up for acrobats and trapeze artists
once a place for animal acts
but PETA brought an end to that
now the performances are all humans
from places like Argentina and Brazil
doing somersaults for applause
wearing little sequined costumes,
hanging by their teeth,
or balancing on a ball,
a better choice than the slums
of their third world cities.
They’ll do this as long
as no advocates
fight for their cause and they can
continue to seek work at the circus tent
in the mall parking lot.
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