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He makes you laugh

The comedian He spends his whole day Scanning the newspapers Watching TV Racking his brain For ideas The jokes They have to be fresh And relevant To hit the nail On the head Stale ones  And they will boo Too highbrowed They don’t get it They’ve got to be Cooked Just right His wife She thinks  He loiters  All day A lazy bone Spending his time On newspapers And TV She doesn’t mind If he jokes about her Atleast He has Her On his mind But when it comes To in laws That’s crossing  The limit He’s been at it The whole week Just no Happenings  To talk about He can’t get into  Politics The people now They are divided His safest bet Is impersonation Of the famous But that too Can get stale He    has to find New dialogues  New people To imitate That can go on For five minutes He has an hour to do Seventy percent repeat Thirty new Is his formula So i

The rehab

The rehab I’m silent Screaming within Forced Into the car I know not where We’re heading But it’s far enough For hours we go Outside the city The fields around I wish I could Cease to exist This isn’t fair I harmed no one I’m labelled  Bipolar  I have no choice No escape We’re there The gates open I’m on a bed They tell me Your husband And his brother Are talking to the doctor They will come I know they won’t I never see them They tell me  To    lie down  On a bed Enclosed with curtains  It’s claustrophobic  No one Talks to me To my horror I see them Other patients Tied up To their beds With chords The curtains Drawn around No ventilation  Fear strikes I yell  I scream out Who wouldn’t? You cannot do this to me The Constitution  Guarantees The right to freedom Little do I know There’s a  Mental Health Act It just takes A Psychiatrist  To sign T