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“I can see the pain in your eyes joker my old boy It’s in the way that you look the way that you cry” “Haahaaaa cry? I don’t think so that’s an emotion i do not feel” “No joker my old mucker, it's an emotion you try to conceal. Why don’t you tell me your story? I've got all day. Or would you rather we sat here and did this the hard way?” “ My story is long and time isn’t on my side. Why are you bringing out parts of me that i just want to hide” “I want to understand how your mind works. I heard you wasn’t always a complete jerk” “ ok. I’ll tell you my story but it's a tragic one. No magic tricks. No laughter. No fun. I was a kind boy once and i was quite shy, now allow me to explain to why I was picked on, I was bullied, I wasn’t loved I was kicked, I was laughed at and I was shoved I grew up numb and wanting to make people laugh i heard a clown place was looking for staff KIDS PARTIES, that’s what I ended up doing. Nothing else seemed worth pursuing The kids didn’t like me they taunted me again THEY TREATED ME LIKE AN ANIMAL, IN A PEN! I was depressed, i was lost, i had no one in life Not even good enough to find myself a wife I WAS MUGGED AND BEAT UP I’D HAD ENOUGH! It was about time i got tough Hahaaa so i remained as a clown coz it was bitter sweet! My longing for love was finally complete I love the joker he is so poetically real He has, how do i explain it a certain sex appeal Have you got a light? I’m dying for a smoke” “Here, I’m just glad you’ve finally spoke” Why me though joker? Why tell me? You refused to speak to the other three” “There’s something about you, something i liked You didn’t once try to put me right You listened, you cared, that’s all i really needed It’s a pity its all done now and my case has been pleaded” “ take care joker keep your head down inside” “Hello, we are calling from Gotham state prison its to inform you that Arthur has died” ( the joker, from the 2019 film, joker)

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