my heart racing
almost as quickly as my mind,
you looked at me
with your fingers in my hair
and your lips against mine
and asked
what I was smiling about
and what I found to be so humorous
and I couldn't find the words
to tell you how desperately
I wanted to curl up inside that moment
and let it toss and swirl me around
until it covered every inch of me
filling all my pores
and coating my skin
with the levity of that night.
For the first time in an
eternity
I knew happiness.