Pain within the circus,

Juggles the biggest knife,

Hardest to catch

Easiest to miss.

Hate within the circus,

Frays the longest of tightropes,

Hardest to fix,

Easiest to burn.

Love within the circus,

Tilts the world as if on stilts,

Hardest to balance,

Easiest to fall.

Fear within the circus,

Roars the fiercest of lions,

Hardest to confront,

Easiest to hide.

Hope within the circus,

Magics the dove into the air,

Hardest to believe,

Easiest to accept.

Friendship within the circus,

Bows receiving rapt applause,

Hardest to share,

Easiest to enjoy.

You and me within the circus,

Nothing ever could compare,

So I see what I think?

Are we ever really there?