Life is a Tragic Comedy

Life is a tragic comedy,
A mixture of the absurd,
Laughter and misery,
You try to get all
You've not got,
But once you get it,
You want it not,
The gal you love and marry
Shares her passions with
Your pals, Tom, Dick and Harry
And your neighbors
Think it's funny
That your little boy Sunny
Looks just like
Your friend Tommy,
To top it off, you find
Your business partner
Robs you blind,
And in the end, George Bush
Sends you into a desert - far
To fight some sort of civil war,
Not for the flag or soil
But to protect his family's oil.

Yes, life is a tragic comedy,
Let's laugh and cry together,
My friend - just you and me.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2007 Alfred Charasz