He Laughed with a Laugh

JonArno Lawson

He laughed with a laugh

that he wished was his laugh,

but everyone knew it wasn’t.

When he laughed he would ask,

"Does that sound like my laugh?"

and everyone said, "It doesn’t."

The laugh that he laughed

that wasn’t his laugh went

"Hardy har har, guffaw!"

The laugh that he laughed

that he wished wasn’t his went,

"Hruck, sniffle-hick, hee-haw!"