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Student | Educator | AI Enthusiast @ Adekunle ajasin university akunba
Student | Educator | AI Enthusiast @ Adekunle ajasin university akunba
Empty, Joyful
<p><b>The air is still.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>The room is intoxicated.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>It is filled with laughter</b></p><p><b>that almost infects me.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>Then</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>something changes.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>The warmth leaves first.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>A word escapes</b></p><p><b>that should have stayed</b></p><p><b>behind someone's teeth.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>It shouldn't have been let out.</b></p><p><b>It should have been thought of.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>It was cheerful just now,</b></p><p><b>but now</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>the atmosphere tastes different.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>Laughter becomes a weapon.</b></p><p><b>Smiles grow sharp.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>The laughter changes.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>The smiles don't feel the same anymore.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>There is something in the room</b></p><p><b>something I can't explain.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>A few words,</b></p><p><b>some insults,</b></p><p><b>and suddenly</b></p><p><b>the joy is gone.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>I sigh.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>Then it fades</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>so quickly,</b></p><p><b>as if nothing happened.</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>I stare</b></p><p><b>at the room,</b></p><p><b><br/></b></p><p><b>then mind my business.</b></p><p><br/></p><p><br/></p>
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