With A Quiet Pop

With a sigh that fluttered a primary
extreme sensation the entertainer
followed motion: a solitary breeze-
bobbed balloon; spherical coloured delight
in the eyes of so many small children.
Painted expression belied emotion
as his heart stumbled across memory,
such a long time now in the past's features,
where his vision of adulthood was not
tainted by sorrow's tight-fisted hard grip.
Theatrical performance whispered songs
into his mind's cool rippled confusion
before another's wild laughter caught him.
The present returned with a quiet pop,
scenery floated into focus while
make-up applied itself under his nose:
comical saturated hues of shade;
matched by his bright new massive floppy shoes.