The FAB&PP Special Poem of the Month for June 2008
how to explain the
laugh that's not
laughter the gulped
guffaw
the shriek
of mock surprise
the rising hiccough
of pretend restraint
as
if forced and contained
at the same time
that
says
not
what
it
intends
offensive
false
to the ear and
the
mind
a
noise
that commutes
both comment
and wit