What a Joke
Dawg
I did my job admirably,
the prime court jester clown.
Even as things fell apart,
I never let them down.
Hungry eyes pierce the air,
a smile across my face.
They dance and sing and summon me,
invite me to their place.
I watch the world struggle on
and make light of every scene.
Nothing is as tragic
when you can laugh at the obscene.
Stuff their faces with tainted food.
Let the others starve.
Step over bodies in the street —
blindness isn’t hard.
Ignore the signs. Laugh, drink, be merry.
Someday soon my time will come,
and you’ll belong to me.
The smiles never left their faces
as they drew their final breath.
I revealed the punchline —
they were amused to death.
They laughed and laughed
and dropped a tear,
laughed until they choke.
I claim their lives in boney hands.
Their world is such a joke.
Come rejoice in splendor,
dance in revelry,
while I slip the poison in the air,
taint the precious seed.
Turn your backs and ignore
the flow of blood-stained tears.
Discount the value
of all your children’s fears.
If you don’t see it, it’ll be alright
till you stumble and fall into the night.
Then you’ll hear the cheery chiming,
the ringing of my bells,
and laugh your way from heaven —
they’re giggling in hell.
The smiles never left their faces
as they drew their final breath.
I revealed the punchline —
they were amused to death.
They laughed and laughed
and dropped a tear,
laughed until they choke.
I claim their lives in boney hands.
Their world is such a joke.