your lungs wrap around my throat. but the constriction silenced and there was nothing else i could do besides letting the quiet waterfall over my entire body and i learn to sit still. until the whispers of your happiness erupt under me and i shake. i am no longer happy. although i never was. there was an abstract smile painted in water colors of blue and dandelion. the hues were as beautiful as a magnolia so i let them tickle the rims of my cheeks in temporary sweetness.
