Echoes of Joy

Laughter spills in from the next room's embrace,

like sunshine piercing through shadows I face.

Their joy bubbles up, the ice clinks and sings,

while I sit in silence, my heart tattered wings.

I sift through my thoughts like unmade sheets,

where warmth once thrived, now cold silence greets.

Each giggle a beam that exposes my gloom,

a stark reminder of life in the room.