Beneath fluorescent lights so cold,
A tale of sorrow starts to unfold,
In hushed corridors and empty halls,
Resounds the echo of dire walls.
Company layoffs, a silent storm,
Swiftly stealing livelihoods worn,
Once hopeful hearts now heavy, laden,
With the weight of dreams now forsaken.
Whispers of fear and anxious sighs,
As job security withers and dies,
Colleagues' embraces turn into goodbyes,
As tears stain cheeks and hopes capsize.
Desks now barren, empty chairs,
In the wake of layoffs' cruel affairs,
Familiar faces vanish from sight,
Leaving a void like endless night.
The coffee room's laughter, now a hollow sound,
As camaraderie crumbles, shattered on the ground,
Gathered talents, scattered like leaves,
In a wind of change that no one believes.
Amidst the silence, a mourning song,
For futures dashed, for dreams gone wrong,
Yet within the tears, a resilience resides,
A strength that pain and loss abides.
Let us grieve the loss, the hurt, the woe,
As company layoffs cast shadows below,
But remember, too, the bonds that remain,
For from the darkness, new hope shall reign.