The Jester       Spanish The Jester (El Payaso) I am the jester in the queen’s court. I used to be a page, before the laughing. The laughing is good, it means Nothing bad is going to happen. It means maybe some day I will no longer remember The most beautiful woman in the world With forty bullets in her. A best friend’s wife Strangled in a motel room. My ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend Who blew his brains out after an argument And she thinking of following him, Her lethal dose of pills still on my shelf My friend who assured me it was ok To date his ex and then slashed his wrists. The girl who sang for me and then threw herself Off the mountain. The laughing is good, It means nothing bad is going to happen. It means maybe some day I will no longer remember. © 2004 Glen River Publications ~ all rights reserved