I Started a Joke
My joke began to evaporate
Before the laughter came
Never try to tempt the hand of fate
You'll only have yourself to blame
Lost in a world of make belief
Where jokes return without a chuckle
And fate delivers a punch line of grief
As your knees begin to buckle
There is no magic in the moonlight
When the joke is now on you
It's only tears you will invite
As the laughter makes you blue
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11-21-17
Contest: I Started a Joke
Sponsor: Maria Williams
Copyright © Joseph May | Year Posted 2017
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