Apr 17, 2025
[Heard quiet laughter behind me.]
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[Heard quiet laughter behind me.]
Quiet Laughter
Quiet laughter You force a word A sentence even We all fall silent No one objecting But all you hear is quiet laughter A laugh of unease And you think they're laughing at your pain? Quiet laughter A chuckle of nerves Some sort of sigh Of confusion And that's what you think As you're walking way That we think your pain is funny? That's what you think Of her quiet laughter? Open your eyes The only one who's knife has turned on you is your own Look around And notice that quiet laughter Is coming from someone who never imagined You forcing that word out None of us were going to stop you But you could have stopped to say goodbye -CK