Laughter
Awoke with laughter burrowing my breath
Body shaking from dreamland touching the morning
The aches of mRNA finally dissipating
Opening space in my marrow for an overflow of joy
What was so funny?
I could barely spit out words
Between snivels & snorts
A baggy dress
A head rest
In a theatre
On a ship
Oh what dreams do tell
That laughter crosses boundaries
Slips through realms
Pulls joy with her wherever she goes
Like a darling sister
A second soul
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 
Wonderful Vanessa! And we need laughter now! We always do!
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