The Acrobats
The Acrobats - meaning Summary
Playful Fear of Mishap
A short, comic poem that stages an absurd acrobatic scene to explore trust and anxiety in playful terms. The speaker imagines precarious suspension—hanging by ankles, clinging to knees, balancing on a nose—and asks only that no one sneeze. The humor comes from the ridiculous physicality and a single, urgent plea that reveals underlying fear of a small slip undoing the whole stunt. Tone is light, childlike, and wry.
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