It’s funny how kids enjoy jokes,
simple jokes,
ones that are old,
often told,
and require little thought.
It’s funny how adults
tolerate
the telling of them -
hold back
from giving the punch line
It’s funny how we love to laugh
at others misfortunes.
It’s not limited just to cartoons.
We laugh at a person
slipping on the ice
without thought to his injury
because of how he flailed his arms
and had a surprised look on
his face upon landing.
It’s funny how we love to make
People cry.
There’s a bully in all of us.
He looks for opportunities
to frustrate,
to irritate,
to strike a blow,
to steal what is precious:
our dignity.
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