It was an easy ba-da-bum joke
Not so much funny as clever
A bubble in my chest burst into a million
So they flew out my mouth like a swarm
of butterflies, monarchs flying to the warmth
Never have I felt so light
It was one in the afternoon
And I knew the day had time for me
Something was found here
I cradled it in my hands, knowing it was real
Eyes crinkled and laugh lines drawn; I eat it up
Between my teeth, the sound wiggles out
The laugh beyond me now
It travels, finding a new home
“There you are,” my mother said.
“I see you, finally. My baby, you are here.”
Euphony Journal 