A Sense Of Humor Poem by RIC BASTASA

listen to a joke
just listen and then don't mind the face of the teller
just listen and then something clicks
and you catch something funny
and you laugh

keep the joke and dissect it
let is stay
retell it to yourself or even to your friend
retell it how many times to him
and let him write it

you see there is no click anymore
something funny was lost
because you want to keep it
because you want to let it stay in you

one thing with a joke is that it must
always be something new
one that you have not heard before
i tell you, it is just like a poem

thereis this switch, a clicking
and then something happens

how can you tell it? you can't
tell it and then it is gone