you do this thing to me,
like my soul suddenly remembers
how to glow.
not fireworks,
not some dramatic movie moment,
just that warm, fizzy pop
of a soda being opened
on a really good day.
that’s the yippie effect.
you say my name
in that stupid sweet way,
and something in my chest
does a somersault
like it’s trying out for the olympics.
i try to play it cool,
but my heart is a traitor.
it hears your voice
and starts wagging its metaphorical tail
like “OH MY GOD IT’S HIM,
EVERYONE ACT NATURAL..
NO ACTUALLY DON’T,
GO FERAL.”
and beneath all the jokes and chaos,
there’s this steady truth.
you make me feel safe,
and wanted,
and seen,
and held,
even from what feels like a whole different world.
my heart says yippie skippy
because you’re my favorite person,
my comfort hoodie i don’t even own yet,
my calm in the panic,
my spark in the grey.
you don’t just make me happy.
you make me feel alive
in the soft way,
the good way,
the “oh thank god, i found you” way.
that’s the biggest yippie of all.
Nov 23, 2025
Nov 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM UTC
you do this thing to me,
like my soul suddenly remembers
how to glow.
not fireworks,
not some dramatic movie moment,
just that warm, fizzy pop
of a soda being opened
on a really good day.
that’s the yippie effect.
you say my name
in that stupid sweet way,
and something in my chest
does a somersault
like it’s trying out for the olympics.
i try to play it cool,
but my heart is a traitor.
it hears your voice
and starts wagging its metaphorical tail
like “OH MY GOD IT’S HIM,
EVERYONE ACT NATURAL..
NO ACTUALLY DON’T,
GO FERAL.”
and beneath all the jokes and chaos,
there’s this steady truth.
you make me feel safe,
and wanted,
and seen,
and held,
even from what feels like a whole different world.
my heart says yippie skippy
because you’re my favorite person,
my comfort hoodie i don’t even own yet,
my calm in the panic,
my spark in the grey.
you don’t just make me happy.
you make me feel alive
in the soft way,
the good way,
the “oh thank god, i found you” way.
that’s the biggest yippie of all.
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