Today I wrote a poem based on a prompt to include laughter at an inappropriate time.
Behind Closed Doors
By Candace Shultz
Behind closed doors, a mother cries,
Hiding from her little one's eyes.
She tries her best to mute the sobs
Even as her heart breaks and throbs.
Outside the room, a little girl stands near,
Her head pressed against the door as she tries to hear.
She knows her mom is sad today,
But she doesn't know how to take her pain away.
Across the street in another house,
A woman snuggles with her spouse,
Watching her children play on the floor
As they laugh together like never before.
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