The last time they smiled, Its been a while <br />Neither do they laugh <br />Secretly rolling in laughter, they pretend to cough <br /> <br />Scared of laughter <br />And the consequences -thereafter <br />Laughter is a closed chapter <br /> <br />Lest the southerly breeze, in careless wheeze, <br />Tickle them a giggle <br />They huddled into a wriggle <br /> <br />When laughter does effuse <br />They forcibly diffuse <br />Even offered free, they refuse <br /> <br />Scared, they scan the horizon <br />For the first act of treason <br />Ever alert to thwart <br />If arose an effervescent thought! <br /> <br />Strict code of conduct, which surely sucked <br />No laughter, only despair <br />Hung in the air, at their lair <br />Trust me, have been there! <br /> <br />This was the story <br />of a family extra-ordinary <br />Who cringed <br />For even a tinge <br />of glee <br />tee hee hee<br /><br />Dorothy Sinha<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/laugh-riot/
