The Joker’s Testimony #030
The Laugh Before the Mirror
Anon: Why do people flinch when you laugh like that?
The Joker: Because the laugh isn’t for them. It’s the sound a truth makes when it finally stops asking for permission.
Most folks hear it and think it’s violence. It’s not. It’s the diagnostic tone of reality running its test.
When I laugh, I’m not threatening. I’m measuring. Who looks away, who pretends not to hear, who starts talking to fill the silence. That’s how I find out who can stand in chaos and still think clearly.
The ones who can’t? They call it madness. The ones who can? They call it freedom.