Those Little Secrets

Smirks that suppress their truths,
eyes looking away to deny their snickers
from those little secrets
nobody bothers to admit,
when someone enjoys seeing you look like a clown
because they decided to give into
a very twisted inspiration.

So you sit in the midst of a crowd
some mark left by a sabotaged seduction,
and everyone has a reason to enjoy the show
while you are left the jester
who never knows the joke
until the mirror reveals the truth.

Then comes the silent war of vengeance
as you only know the winner
after that other person
gets suckered into the same trick.

Oh how the laughs of prankster plots
make the day pass at work,
each time someone asks
what’s so funny
you always know
it is a question that has an answer,
once again you can’t hide
from being a buffoon.

Which is why when those grins begin
the wise one rushes to the bathroom
with lips restrained,
quickly looking
for the trickster’s stain!