In the shadows, a chuckle creeps, Where sanity's thread no longer keeps. A mind once clear, now twisted and bent, Lost in the echoes of laughter's lament.

The world outside, so bright and kind, Yet inside, a storm, chaos intertwined. A laugh that's hollow, devoid of glee, The haunting sound of a mind set free.

Eyes that gleam with a manic glow, Secrets and horrors only they know. For in that laugh, so wild and wide, Lies the deranged mind, trapped inside.

Dancing on the edge, teetering near, The precipice of madness, driven by fear. Yet in that sound, so chilling and thin, Is a reminder of the fragility within.