i once heard a comedian
bemoan his career
i need to get up and do the thing
i need to get onstage and make the folks laugh,
for i am the gatekeeper to another world,
and when i open the great gilded doors,
for you to walk through
you will have entered a place
of make believe
and candy
sugarcoated walls,
and flowing rivers of chocolate
your pain will have subsided
your worries
if i have done my job right
will have melted onto the floor
remember those bills?
i dont either!
they have vanished into
my topcoat
your woes are all with me now
and i am prepared
to carry your weight
when i arise
in the morning
i know a heavy transaction
will occur
this exchange
a laugh for your burden.
i am not just a comedian
i am a burden collector.
Apr 21, 2020
Apr 21, 2020 at 1:40 PM UTC
i once heard a comedian
bemoan his career
i need to get up and do the thing
i need to get onstage and make the folks laugh,
for i am the gatekeeper to another world,
and when i open the great gilded doors,
for you to walk through
you will have entered a place
of make believe
and candy
sugarcoated walls,
and flowing rivers of chocolate
your pain will have subsided
your worries
if i have done my job right
will have melted onto the floor
remember those bills?
i dont either!
they have vanished into
my topcoat
your woes are all with me now
and i am prepared
to carry your weight
when i arise
in the morning
i know a heavy transaction
will occur
this exchange
a laugh for your burden.
i am not just a comedian
i am a burden collector.
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