JOKERTALK

BY ARUN CHITNIS

My valued friend, I am complete
Don't add to me, or take away
You, who sit in judgment's seat
On behalf of the moral elite
And think you know a better way.


There've been a thousand instances
I've faced the Critic's Crew
I've heard each kind of remonstrance
And faced each disapproving glance
Now show me something new…


Don't ask me what I think of you
I'd only spoil your day
It's sad, of course - your hot wind blew
When I was trying to stay cool
But hot wind finally blows away.


Hell is full of folks like you
Each one has cursed and died
Go on and curse - there're blessings too
Maybe you should learn a few
Invest a bit on Heaven's side……


Let's thank God for each point of view
This world would be a bore
If we resolved our differences
And united in our nothingness
To agree for evermore…