Clone or a Clown

The cock-eyed chirpy clown
a clone, clodhopping and clopping
to the closure in the cloistered town

seeking payment from the cocky
clockmaker with a crooked clipboard
to count his cents in a black coded box,

that he clutched in a clutch bag
he carried on a coat hanger with
his cocked hat slanting cock-eyed

to confuse the creditors, claiming
cash or carry in cents for payment
for the crocked clocks he sold them.

Constable Clarence with a frown
about to collapse in confusion
tries to clown around with the clone

to corroborate his statement
that the clock was stolen
and not sold as a crock,

but a bribe to confuse
that is viewed as corruption
causing contempt if caught.

Catch me if you can
said the clown.
I'm not the clone.