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ladies and gentlemen
high above the lion tamers
is our main attraction
see her gracefully step
would you like to see her
Athena will put on the
imagine, if you will, the fear
come, see her perform:
this is
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athena
high above the dancing elephants
and the clowns driving around
in their little cars
honking their horns
with their whips and chairs
tonight:
all eyes turn to
Athena, the tightrope walker
out onto the paper-thin wire
balance high above everyone else
while all eyes are on her
all without a net
do a flip? a spin? touch the rope
with her tiny, fragile fingers?
grandest of shows for you
she must feel:
with one wrong move
she falls to her death
into the mouths of the lions
in between the running clowns
watch her walk
watch her move
watch her shake
the greatest show
on earth
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