Circus Clowns and Poodle Tricycle Riders

buffoonery wrapped
in sequins ordained
with jesus harlequinade
peeking at the package in
the tightrope walkers groin
homosexual tickets on the right aisle
sinners tickets on the left aisle

groomed just for
the bible thumpers
the poodle tricycle riders
peddling their legs off just
to give their ass a ride barking
for the collection plate leftovers

straight circus clowns
their chance to be closet
cross-dressers to rival the
drag queens and preachers

whoever wins
the bible raffle
gets their choice of
the poodle tricycle riders
to have their picture taken
with that trimmed rear brown
eye exposed and winking

Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, celebrity firebrand lesbian novelist