"Without You"

 When you left the circus troupe
 I thought we'd never meet again 
 I cried five times more than ever before 
 And played solitaire in my den… 
 Without you 

 I couldn't juggle the broken pieces of my heart 
 And I couldn't paint on a happy face 
 The big top had fallen on me 
 And I knew I'd place last in the next three-legged race… 
 Without you 

 Bored beneath our beautiful moon 
 Tears falling like rain when it gently trickles 
 I put away all my circus gear 
 You know how I hate riding my unicycle… 
 Without you 

 The rain poured on my saddened face 
 The make-up melted away for good 
 I left my circus life, I died again 
 I acted alone, I did all I could… 
 Without you 

 I saw you again seventeen years later 
 But I knew you'd never notice me 
 You rode a brand new bicycle, rode with someone new 
 All I did was smile and walk away quietly… 
 Without you 
 --oct 19, 1999