In hopes of building
a happier character
as a nation, the public
has recently adopted
the general elements
of sitcom as its own
new way of living.
Responsible, law
-abiding, citizens
are learning to end
their conversations
with punchlines
as punctuation,
day in and day out.
The government
even commissioned
the quarter-hourly
broadcast of canned
laughter on national
television.
And although people
laugh in a hundred
different dialects
in this country,
everyone everywhere
understands
that good comedy
is great tragedy
made hysterical
with time.
This new way cracks
me up every time.
The way an exploding
volcano cracks open
the Earth every time.
The way somebody
slipping on a banana
peel cracks someone
else up every time.
Late at night, just
for kicks, I tune in
to stories about
wars breaking out,
economies breaking
down, and famous
lovers broken
up. Turns out
that peace, money,
and love are a joke
much bigger
than everyone
else’s momma.
When news anchors
fall about, I know
things are getting
a little too funny,
and it is getting
too late. Even for me.
So I turn in, and laugh
myself to sleep.
Wild Allen appeared! Allen used Creative Writing. It’s super effective! Allen Samsuya is a graduate of the University of the Philippines Mindanao with a degree in BA English major in Creative Writing.