this insatiable desire to laugh

there are times

I am led astray

and times where the cravings are  phenomenally strong

but my heartbeat nestled up beside my belly as it laughs. 

it's such a powerful elixir for my soul

and the impression of it's memory 

makes me desire it's rhythm even more 

and so I go, 

running to the place where I heard it's name

to the clouds, I weep, in earnest effort to join it's course

safety and warmth

within that beloved  sound