The Rust Bites

Sparkling night Lights pulse bright Crowds sway Drums call Heat rises Hearts race Colors spin Feet dance Joy spills Through the street Then I see it Forty feet tall Skeleton frame In carnival suit Feathers flare Beads flash Metal bones Walk this way Colorful outside Corrosion inside Bright suit shines But the rust bites Afraid to fall Frame so thin Worry the inside Not the painted skin Will it tip Crash on me Leave a mark On the street Metal rain Bone-deep fear But wait Only in my mind Colorful outside Corrosion inside Bright suit shines But the rust bites Afraid to fall Frame so thin Worry the inside Not the painted skin If you fall You mark me If I fall I break free Both of us Afraid to drop One from height One from rust Corrosion calls We both might stop Colorful outside Corrosion inside Bright suit shines But the rust bites Afraid to fall Frame so thin Worry the inside Not the painted skin Just a dream Parade of mind Rust and feathers Left behind