Joker's Sonnet

Bring on the smiles! Bring on the leers!

Bring on the laughter! Bring on the tears!

Sing while the blood runs down your face!

Skip when you find that you're God's disgrace!

Dance when you know that you are abhorred!

Giggle when hissed at, and then ask for more!

Start to shout praises when you're torn wide open!

Crackle with glee when your heart is broken!

But wait! Dear audience, please don't go

I've hardly even begun the show!

I've got things to shoot, people to kill

Slashing and chopping and stabbing with skill

Bridges to burn, glass to break

Just stick around folks, it'll be great!

Most of you must wonder why

That I'm the weed that just won't die

You stupid fools, can't you see

That you're the ones that created me?

And now I'm a puppet, excessively used

My heart is now wooden, splintered and bruised

Wounds on my body, but I do not feel

But am I the villain? Am I even real?

Who knows? And who cares! Now let's have some fun

Put on a grin, stop looking so glum!

The circus is here, so bring in the clowns

If you don't start smiling, we'll cut off those frowns