I hosted an event in mime makeup
For why, the reasons are unclear
I thought it would get a laugh
I thought it would bring smiles to faces
I hosted an event in mime makeup
I thought it would be funny to talk in mime makeup
Walking across the stage on tip toe
I yelled at the crowd “I’m sneakin’ around!”
I hosted an event in mime makeup
It becomes a worse Idea every time I write it
The crowd didn’t laugh
They held their loved ones close and their posture closed
I hosted an event in mime makeup
I think they wondered why I was talking
Maybe they thought if they were quiet
I’d forget they were there and go away
I hosted an event in mime makeup
I made a joke about a breakup with my mime girlfriend
Failing because of “bad communication” and what not
Joke failed for the same reason evidently
I hosted an event in mime makeup
…In August, the face-paint holds in the heat
The bad communication joke wasn’t merely that, you see
It wasn’t with another mime exactly, but the breakup part was true
I hosted an event in mime makeup
For an unlaughing crowd, in direct sunlight, alone
I realized this was a wretched idea, just pressed on
I got pushed by a gust of wind,
I got stuck in invisible rooms
I escaped through fictional doors
Face-paint frightening the women and children
I burned on a too-large stage in the hot sun
I hosted an event in mime makeup
For why, the reasons are unclear