Best Poems Written by Ian Slack

View Through a Jester's Tear

Sinking faster than a canon ball flies
So much pain, not physical
Caused purely by lies
To speak true words of wisdom
Some wisdom you must keep
Everybody is laughing
Whilst the joker weeps

That laughter echoes through the air
Howls and cackles but nobody cares
The jester sits alone once more
Unable to vacate 
Through the eternally closed door

Pull as he might
The hinges will not creek
A never ending lifelong fight
So all the joker does is weep
The wounds caused by words
They truly do cut deep
Everybody is laughing
Whilst the joker weeps

That laughter echoes through the air
Howls and cackles but nobody cares
The jester sits in darkness once more
Unable to exit 
Through that eternally closed door

Copyright © Ian Slack | Year Posted 2010