Laughter

Laughter happens..like a bird lifting, suddenly
No asking, no warning, no explanation.

The head falls back.
Eyes close.
The throat exposed..nothing to guard.
The body softens, drops its armour.
For a moment..no control.

And in that moment..the mind goes quiet.
You are gone.

Just sound.
Just breath.
Sometimes tears.

Just life moving through.
No meaning.
Only the experience of the present
Ephemeral and eternal.

In laughter, you don’t become vulnerable.
You really see ..there was never anyone there to defend.

For a moment,
you stop arranging yourself
for the world.

And in that opening..without effort,
Spontaneously
You belong…
To yourself.. to the world around you
Fully.

May we remember…

To fall open like this.
To trust the breaking.
To let life move through us
Unheld,
Unafraid.
Uninhibited.

~Rhea