Panchavedi, Shadvedi

After the fourth, empty beat,
The concept of soul's silence,
Comes the comedian's brag,

Lacerating mockery
Of self-aggrandizing selves,
Of ignorant assumption

That assumes the nominal
Is not only cardinal
But ordinal, improving

With each increase in number.
The comedian's alter-
Ego was in fact correct.

Wisdom never increases,
True, but all of the counting
Was silliness otherwise.