The Joker

Laugh-- Laugh that shrill, piercing laugh--
For as God you deal that fateful hand
Making them know 'What Is And What Will Never Be'--
Laugh that laugh,
For yours is the "Killing Joke"

                           The Joker
                           (SandyHook Elementary,
                             Virginia Tech, etc.)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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May 25, 2013 at 10:06 AM
wow... wow...wow... you are really something... you search to deep... and write what others won't dare... great...LINDA
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