Carnival

the carnival
rolled in
and began playing 
its music

but it was
different
the faces of
the people
were fake

their smiles
too wide
their movements
to defined

the music
blasted across
the colorful grounds
but it was a little too
mesmerizing

as though
they just wanted
to fool you
to trick you 
into something

behind the color
a dull grey
lay inside the tents

the grey
that is forbidden
from carnivals
because it brings back
bad memories

people were fooled
into believing the smiles
and the color
and the plastic feel
their true
really happy selves
were forgotten

when it rolled away
it was like a fog
was lifted
from the town
and all resumed
normal