it made us feel

it wasn’t just laughter
it was like we recognized each other
like something inside both of us clicked
like we accidentally tripped
over a doorway in reality
and fell into each other

it was silly and sudden
but it was alive
and when you laughed
really laughed
something changed
we weren’t just talking
we were bonding
spiraling into something that felt like
“Oh. OH. it’s you.”

that laughter cracked something open
it let light pour in where fear used to sit
it made us feel real
it made us feel love
it made us feel loved

i was never thinking straight
my head was spinning around
until i saw you
until you saw me
and we created a new galaxy