Perfidy

Perfidy A hollow laugh reverberates Through the empty chambers Of a lonely heart Love's labours lost. Stolen. Thrown away. The echo continues..... To penetrate through To the very soul And render it bare Yet still. Yet still The tears of sadness, joy and fear Roll down the cheeks Of the harlequin Standing stolidly on the courtroom floor. Providing those all around With profound, meaningless pathos; Mirth and enlightened insight To this conjurer of fools. Yet what do they know? Only those who have heard the echo. Scrambled aimlessly In the unforgiving void (Caused by themselves Or someone else... Does it truly, really matter???) Only those who've been there And watched their world torn asunder Will appreciate the jester's plight A hollow laugh reverberates Through the empty chambers Of a million broken hearts. Clowns and kings and courtiers Bow lowly to your show For those who will never understand There's no need to let them know. So let them watch and be there Play kindly to them all But despite the whispers, taunts and gibes Never falter, fail or fall Stand proud, alert and happy Use those echoes as your tools To use when in the public "court" Allow the fool to fool the fools.