the trapeze girl
swinging back and forth
like a bauble on a chain
diamond pink streak sailing
over rainbow clowns, over guess your weight
shut her eyes tight and she grinned
and she dropped inside the wind
she always knew
without asking why
when to hold on tighter
when to trust her gut and fly
and she never lost her nerve
and she learned to leap through fire
how to pump her little legs
how to swing the circle higher
help me swing the circle higher
help me make the circle wider
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