Michael John Angel, British
The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze’s Slightly More Daring Brother, Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
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/// He’s perfection; no blemish nor scar,
yet he feels that he’s not “up to par.”
This Male Nude now here stands
and will show (with no hands)
he can nevertheless raise the bar.
/// He walked slowly, with balance and hope,
and is now illustrating a trope.
Though he spanned a great height,
on a pathway stretched tight,
he has come to the end of his rope.
/// Why’s this man at the end of his rope?
It’s because he can no longer cope.
By the circus he’s starred:
“Blondin sans Leotard!”
Clowns will pantomime trying to grope.
/// Wearing pants, men may “dress to the right.”
or “the left;” (that is all out of sight).
But, if balance is key,
then all parts should swing free.
lest he fall from a dizzying height.
/// A funambulist may use a pole
to stay balanced, since that is his goal.
But to say it’s “too short,”
(which some viewers purport),
on his ego will take a great toll.
/// A pole’s length is not all, don’t confuse it
with the myriad ways he can use it.
It’s an easier trick
with a much longer stick,
though it may appear short from where you sit.
/// Blondin’s pole may be one that extends,
growing long when he pulls on the ends.
And it’s flexible, too,
for it’s certainly true:
when it needs to, the longest pole bends.
/// Many women are pushin’ and shovin’
to catch sight of those buns they are lovin’
but they’d better beware,
play it safe and prepare,
or they may end with buns in the oven.