The Light Before The Laughter Stopped
The screen glows in the gathering dark, pulling you back to a thread where you were still funny enough to make them laugh. You read the old jokes, the easy rhythm, and wonder where that version of you went when the silence fell.
It feels like a ghost haunting the room, reminding you of a light you think you lost. But the light does not depend on your ability to perform or to entertain.
It was there before the first joke, and it remains now that the laughter has stopped. You are not the humor you used to offer.
You are the quiet presence that survives when the noise fades.
Drawing from
Gospel of Thomas 24, John 8:10-11
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