Layoffs

In the silence of the morning, a whisper cuts the air, A message cold and distant, a news too hard to bear. Dreams built on dedication, now teetering on the brink, A heart beats heavy, wondering what to think. Hands that once were busy, now tremble in the void, A future once so certain, now painfully destroyed. Colleagues turned to family, faces etched with strife, Together we once thrived, now fragments of a life. Hope flickers dim, yet stubborn in the dark, A search for new beginnings, a flame ignites a spark. For even in this sorrow, strength will find its way, In the wake of endings, dawns a brighter day.