superstions

I wipe my eyes as carefully as i try to not get the crusteez in my eye that burns so much for no reason, stumbling over the stuffed otter someone gave me... well he said he didn't want it... so i took it. trudging to the bathroom i can see flags and stripes and colored light bulbs through the half open window... the carnival must be in town. when the carnival first came to town dad took us, me and my four brothers, and had the time of our lives. the smell of delicious cotton candy, all beef hot dogs, and disgusting funnel cakes filled the air. lost kids cried for their parents. couples dallying along hand and hand. it was fun then... the years after dad left the carnival seemed to dissolve away with him. getting sketchier and more dreadful as time past. i notice some guy get out his car and run.... i wondered what happened.

After getting dressed grabbing my camera and mp3 player, i headed to the carnival. even though its not like it was when i was a kid, i still like it and all its creepiness. i like to take pictures here. i walk around taking too many random pictures annoying many people cause i keep bumping into them... it makes me laugh seeing the annoyance on their faces. i get in the line of one for a balloon. swaying on my heels.... toes.... heels..... toes....i like how the balloon man gives me snakes when i ask for something different and then when i ask for a snake he gives me Hershey's kisses."may i have a snake please" he gives me a green balloon, purple sharpie, and a handful of chocolate...win. a smile creeps through his angry mask before disappearing when i leave and a bratty kid comes up. he's cool.

it got dark. not just the day but the whole town....except for the carnival. i could freak out like the others but when manmade lights go out the natrual ones shine. i went all the way to the old stadium's parking lot across town to take pictures of the stars... was i the only one who realized this?