a mere filly.

i emerge sluggishly from the smothering blanket of stress, disoriented but thankful,

my heart eventually returning to it's routine pace.

thump. thump. thump.

a smile tickles the corners of my lips, perhaps for the first time in a while (forever it feels like.)

it tastes foreign and unique and delicious all at the same time.

an incredible rupture crawls up my throat and echoes sweetly in my stomach. but what is it?

oh, laughter. how i've missed you.

i undergo a demented surge of hysteria rush blindly through my taut veins.

i sense apprehension, cheerfulness, and adrenaline coat my skin like maple syrup.

without the callous murderers indifferently stuffing itchy doses of assignments, essays, and "assessments" constantly down my throat (enough to choke anyone), i arise from the dreaded hours of sleepiness,

my yawns drowned by laughter and blinded by cheek-to-cheek grins.

i've been asleep for awhile, nightmares the only occupation of my unstable mind.

but at last i'm awake.

a mere filly on wobbly legs.

but awake, nonetheless.