Funny

Funny
 How'd I fail to see this little bed time tale was funny?
 I could cry to think of all the irony I've missed!
 What an unusual twist
 Right at the end of it
 Funny
 Who could see that this pathetic scene would be so funny
 Once you strain to find the grain of humor underneath
 Life double crosses with style
 Forcing you into a smile
 So it can kick you in the teeth
 Just desserts
 We can all laugh till it hurts
 At my expense
 I'm accustomed to working on "spec"
 I always pick up the check
 I think it's funny
 Who could top or make this comic op'ra more compelling
 You could weave in some deceit to even up the score
 You'd have us all on the floor
 That would be roaringly funny
 Sad enough my life's a joke that suffers in the telling
 Just another hoary chestnut from the bottom drawer
 I've heard so often before
 That I can't laugh anymore!