Jimmy Komick joked on TV—
Light—people thought him a joker,
Finding him so very funny—
As a comic, a real smoker—
Until the act was a poker
And the crowd the butt of the joke.
They voted to shock his croaker.
It may have cost, but free he spoke.
Komick came back on you see,
His joking this time a stroker
“Free speech”, he thought, “has to be free”
He called his network a choker
To keep ad sales—the real joker.
“Voters”, he hoped, “won’t hurt this bloke.”
Wrong! Instead, they used a poker.
It may have cost, but free he spoke.
Jimmy, Jimmy—back on TV
To recover as a joker.
There, doubling down, he made no plea—
But there became a fire stoker.
The voters hated this croaker—
He called the emperor a joke—
Cut off his wordy poker.
It may have cost, but free he spoke.
Mr. Pres., Jim’s got no poker—
Tongue’s been lopped off—he cannot joke—
Komick now sounds lke a croaker.
It may have cost, but free he spoke.
© 2025 Tristan Robert Lange. All rights reserved.
First published on tristanrobertlange.com, October 31, 2025.
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- Comment from author about the poem: Happy Halloween! š This is the eighth and final part of the first season in my series, Devilishly Dreadful. An original dreadful of mine, this poem takes the strict ballade form and twists satire into horror. Comedy curdles, free speech meets its price, and the voice of a joker becomes the dreadful croak that closes Season 1. Stay tuned for the next dreadful season. ALSO: Iām now published in an anthology featuring authors from across the Poconos, PA. All proceeds benefit the Pocono Liars Club ā a collective of authors and editors dedicated to supporting and mentoring local writers. Available in paperback and Kindle, please consider purchasing one and supporting a great cause. https://a.co/d/6DboFuE
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