Have you a sense of humour, do you love a bit of fun,
Do you like funny stories, a joke, a quip, or a pun?
What has you quickly laughing, or has you such repeating,
Is it only certain things, or, any amusing thing?

Those things that have us laughing, can reveal wrong that’s inside,
Yes, that within our heart or mind, distorted tastes reside.
For we should not delight in, what’s racist, sexist, or crude,
Nor what is irreligious, thoughtless, unkind, or plain rude.

It’s wrong to laugh at others, who’ve some disability,
Or to use someone’s mishap, even loss, as a source of glee.
And nor should we be mocking, someone’s nationality,
Their senility, their difference, or gullibility.

Nor should we use animals, in a cruel or thoughtless way,
To cause a burst of laughter, and thus callousness display.
No animal or human, should be used in wrongful ways,
Thus, what some choose to laugh at, they should really reappraise.

Most folk love a bit of fun, and there’s nothing wrong with fun,
But we need to be careful, regarding what’s said and done.
Many jokes are not worthy of seeing the light of day,
Like the bawdy, the macabre, or perverse, that might come one’s way.

We need a sense of humour, and such helps to get us through,
Those hard times, and those sad times, or when skies aren’t always blue.
But never should one’s humour sink to levels that degrade,
And thus verbally, or visually, another’s mind invade.

Let’s show respect for others, and the things that they hold dear,
Let’s think about how we’d feel, if the brunt of a joke, or sneer.
Let’s remember that our fun, very clearly will display,
What’s inside our heart or mind; in fact, all that we do and say.

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