we hoped to find a bearded lady
a three-legged man, a unicorn
we were still that young
instead we found a monkey in a tuxedo
who led us to a tent we hadn't seen
where a woman so disinterested
she didn't open her eyes
asked if we really wanted to join the circus
we hollered "no!" and fled
all except little Hannibal, I guess
whom we saw later
riding the shoulders of the high-wire walker
and being flipped among the trapezists
next day little Hannibal's mom said he never came home
and the sheriff never found him
I guess folks mostly forgot about him
except I know at least one of us
often wondered whatever he was up to
and if maybe, just maybe, the right answer was "Yes!"
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