Joker

By Steven D. Kish

My sinister chuckles are heard by everyone…. Ha-ha-ha. I am the Joker; I’m surrounded by my 52 friends. Sometimes I’m there to shake things up, which I always do.

Other times I’m there to be wild, which I was born to do. I am unpredictable and come out of nowhere. Sometimes I’m not even in the game. Remember, I am the Joker.

I can blend in with my friends and pretend to be someone else.

I stroke your ego and can be whoever you want me to be. If you want, I can make the game more serious.

I can make it more fun.

Ha-ha-ha…. I’m not laughing at you. Just the opposite.

You’re laughing at me!

The reality of my life is the hidden joke.

Most of the time, I’m not even in the game. I live a life of isolation, rarely seeing the light of day. into the game.

Am I really wild or just depraved?

I’ve heard the names I’ve been called: uncontrollable, chaotic, and untamed.

Why am I so unwanted?

Is it because I yell and always catch you off guard?

I was born into chaos, and chaos is my destiny. Think about it…Maybe it’s you or my 52 friends who are the real Jokers.

I accept what I am, but why am I the one who must be alone?

Just because I am a standout, it doesn’t mean I like it. Do you play with me for your amusement, or am I just a sick joke?

Steven Dee Kish is an internationally published poet with over thirty poems published in Australia, UK, India, and the United States. His writing shows what life is like when someone lives on the razor edge of life. In life, there are times when one needs to address the elephant in the room, and Steven’s writing gives the reader a glimpse into that process. Steven bears his soul and hopes to provide hope to those hurting. Steven is passionate about mental health and is the senior editor for the arts and culture section of a mental health website called Gainlove.life. Steven loves the spoken word, and his YouTube channel: Address the elephant in the room poems gives the audience a visual to complement his powerful spoken word.