Babtized into fire
Comes the clown,
Seams unraveling
Nose and face
Scaring children sick

Tears babtize them into
Exhaustion 
of idiosyncreses 
and warn out jokes

He picks up the child
Nibbles 
and pinches her cheeks 

She sees a scary man
Teasing her 
Dressed in burning red
Drowning her with his flower