Can I tell you about
this feeling I'm experiencing?
These iridescent bubbles
that are merrily drifting around
my laughing, beating heart?
I haven't felt this way
ever since then.

And I'm so afraid
because it's like taboo to talk about
the glittering sparkles in my eyes,
the blooming flowers in my mind,
the light whistling from my mouth,
and the cheerful chirping in my ears.

I fear
that if I try to cup
this ray of sunshine
it will only be
consumed by my shadow.