"I jest ye not,
I only know what I see,
And that is a Fool on Our throne."
A peasant once said,
Only to find, the very next day,
His entire family dead.

The man himself
Was hanged for treason,
When in reality,
There was not one,
A proper reason.

A jester that day,
Made the very same claim,
In hopes that his fate,
Would end without much pain.

Yet that horrible crowd,
On hearing his rave,
Just laughed, complete and unfazed.

Had the peasant donned the mask of this harlequin,
His life would not only be spared,
He would be lauded for his comedic praise.

– Maya Desdemona