The Expense Of It
Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)
To laugh and have fun,
At someone else's expense.
Does not last that long.
Without paying the consequences for it.
And...
Seldom if ever,
Is that laughter heard to come.
Accompanied with fun to have again.
By anyone anticipating,
The enjoyment to pay...
For their own ignorance.
Or the meaning of what goes around.
That to get back from where it came,
Should not shock...
If the doing of THAT laughter does not stop!
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Written on September 24, 2022
Submitted by lpahtillah on September 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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