I laugh first
when I play the fool.
Since I know
I will never be cool.
It’s my way
of regaining some control.
Just to dig
my way out of an awkward hole.
But sometimes
it’s just not in me
to laugh at
what everyone else will see.
I get tired
of always playing the fool.
Can we just
please change this old rule?
© 2018 ck’s days