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By Jack Joseph Smith
Slap
To be taken for such a fool
The second time I looked at it
I let all of it go by
Behind my back
Stupid without pay
I knew was the way I was looked at
Happy as a clam
It has not changed a bit
Even on the third time
Original Scan
AI Interpretation
GPT
The speaker recalls being taken for a fool, letting events pass behind their back and remaining happy as a clam even after a third look.
The contrast between others' judgment and the speaker's happiness remains unresolved. The poem names no specific deception or event.
Claude
'Slap' begins 'To be taken for such a fool', says 'Stupid without pay', and ends 'It has not changed a bit / Even on the third time'.
A wry account of repeated humiliation met with forced calm.