The joke's on me...

A thought from the past.

They are laughing,
Fussing in other's ear.
Full of life,
But they are not clear...

All eyes on me,
I'm trying to be sincere.
Why are they laughing?
It's still unclear...

 

I can hear their voice,
Maybe they are telling some joke.
I've a bad feeling,
and I want them to revoke...
Anywhere I go,
I can hear them stroke.
I'm sensing fear,
But all I see is smoke...

 

Then suddenly I realised,
It's neither him nor she.
It's my ugly past,
That's laughing at me...
Sharp as hell,
Stinging like a bee.
My past is laughing,
And the joke's on me...

Author's Note

Wrote it in 2006, not very powerful, still sharing. Hope it'll work. Kindly review it...

Reviews

[Moonlight]

This composition is very well written. It totally highlights the confusion in the victim's mind in the beginning, the mocking gaze of his fellow acquaintances, and in the end the final realisation.
I like this part the most: " My past is laughing,
And the joke's on me..." and also
"I'm sensing fear,
But all I see is smoke.."
Amazing job! Keep writing.

[Sanjh]

Thank you so much Shivangi...:)

[Ana B.]

We can't change our past, but the good part is that's gone :)
a lovely write.

[Sanjh]

True, the good thing is it's gone. Thank you Ana...:)

[Tiana]

we can't hide from our past but we can learn from it. It is what we went through in life that makes us stronger and better people. Awesome write!

[Sanjh]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it...:)

[Khyati]

I can hear (not here) them stroke.
I love this one. It is powerful, really!

[Sanjh]

Ohhhhhh S**t, ye kaise miss ho gya? Avi correct krta hua...thanks...:)

[Khyati]

;) never mind..! ^_^ Keep writing!

[hardeep sabharwal]

How interesting topic is this, I can feel the depth of emotions here, a very nice read, good job

[Sanjh]

Thank you so much Hardeep...:)

[Ragini]

Hmm. This is very good. :)

[Sanjh]

Thanks Ragini...:)

[Layi Tate]

Wow ................. Deep!

[Sanjh]

Thank you for reading Layi...:)

[Layi Tate]

Anytime sweetie ..

[Winona]

You know we all have a past and things that we'd like to change. I liked your poem and we all share that same joke.

[Sanjh]

Yeah, we all share this joke Winona, thanks for appreciating...:)

[Skai Rain]

Oh no... all the feels... they are overcoming me. A great poem. Keep up the great work.

[Sanjh]

Thank you so much Brit...:)

[Misha]

Good work done here..nice

[Sanjh]

Thank you again Misha...:)

[Rudi J.P. Lejaeghere]

Yes, this is a poem with a twist on the end. I think it's very nice. We can't outrun our past, every day we are confrontated with it. Well done. :)
Rudi

[Sanjh]

Thank you so much Rudi...:)