Live Journal Idol 9: Topic 1: Jayus

	 		           Jayus

“From the Indonesian, meaning a joke so poorly told and so unfunny that one cannot help but laugh.” 


Why did the monkey fall out of the tree?
Because it was dead.

Why did the second monkey fall out of the tree?
Because it was stapled to the first monkey.

Why did the chickens cross the road?
To get to the police station. No, really, they did!

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I am the monkey
but I’m not sure if I’m the first or the second
and it is not clear that it matters

either way I am dead
the chickens have gone to the police station to report their findings
pecking in the yard
	(the green grass yard in drought stricken california)
one, two, three, four chickens searching for insects
one, two monkeys: I’ve killed them so many times in my jokes
it’s the only joke I know
     the only joke that I have told in years 

and you can you roll your eyes
but what can we learn from these monkeys?

* staplers don’t belong in trees
* don’t attach yourself to deadweight 
* perhaps it’s better to fall with a friend

well, I won’t climb trees with my little purple stapler
and here I am letting go of all that I can, all that I should

dropping bad habits like dead monkeys falling from trees

as for falling with a friend
I don’t want to be stapled, I’ve enough piercings for now
but I would love to have a hand and a lifeline when I need

I hold out my hand and ask now
can I please have your rope, your understanding
I am tired of living like a bad joke

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You can hear and see me read it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJhRtYt8dbA&feature=youtu.be



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