Sonnet on Sarcasm and Laughter

Contagious, infectious and likely to spread

into rushing flames. Be careful which you

choose, for the one you use could cause you to lose,

what was once something you held very dear.

But lest you worry about choices and friends

remember that fog creeps in silently

where familiar creeks run freely and trees turn

into tiny debris. But water spigots and lost friends

have as much in common as the absent father

and his daughter. So avoid radio flyer wagons

with small children in the back, for they often

lack those false things in life. And always be sure

to embrace a life that bridges the chasm

so oft created from not laughter but sarcasm.