Laughter

(Edited for Final Portfolio) 

It pulls me in close, letting the obscurities go. It pushes away the fear, engulfing all that is near. Brings me back to radiance, avoids all the melancholy resistance. It surrounds me, fills me with thoughtless speech. It arouses me, inconsiderate of all sullenness. It grows and fills every layer, and burrows its way deeper. Unable to restrain, I grab on.

It guides me with a newfound sight,

Perplexing me by the view

It contorts my frame

Leaving me breathless,

Breathless but viable

Breathless but more than animate

And it’s gone,

As suddenly as it had come

But it leaves me with a gift of what once was

Its charity so pure,

Of the most satiating beam on my face
And a glimmering jewel left in my heart.