The Joke
A pantoum inspired by Milan Kundera
1 min readApr 10, 2014
“You must be joking?”
The Man asked hesitantly
“This is not a joke.”
The Woman in Red replied
The Man asked hesitantly
“But why would you ever think that?”
The Woman in Red replied
“Your words stung and shocked me.”
“But why would you ever think that?”
The Man was becoming agitated
“Your words stung and shocked me.”
“There is nothing more to say.”
The Man was becoming agitated
He couldn’t believe what he had heard
“There is nothing more to say.”
“You are no longer one of us.”
He couldn’t believe what he had heard
“This is not a joke.”
“You are no longer one of us.”
“You must be joking?”
