No Laughing Matter
Both Theist
And Atheist
Typically agree
That this is no laughing matter
That laughter doesnt much matter
And that matter doesn't laugh
Only man does math
Only men count
And mere matter doesnt much matter
To say other wise
Makes one mad as a hatter
But what is laughter
But a vibration
Passing through man
Or woman
Who are made of matter
And like to titter tatter
But that
Is in their nature
And to laugh at their true nature
Is as close to truth as they get
It is a release
An exchange
They pay for life
And life gives them change
Do atoms laugh
They vibrate
But would they get a joke about vibrators
Or alligators
Do they cry tears
When they lose an electron
What if our tears are particles
Though not sub atomic
Scaled up
Perhaps the Sun wonders
If men are capable of being comic
We laugh when we see the folly of pride
Perhaps this is what
the ancient religions hide
A joke at our expense
But to our credit
When our self, we shed it.
Povey 2013