Joy
As joy you know,
Deep from within,
You sense that gleam
Surface through your skin.
Rays bursting forth
From inside your chest,
Unbeknownst to those
Encountered upon your quest.
Sprinkled by droplets
Of contagious light,
A potential to penetrate,
Multiply, grow bright.
You feel that knowing
Again burst forth,
The soul remembers
Here on Earth.
You play the part,
Savor the role,
All the while
Take comfort to know,
When lines of truth
Speak from the page,
Such honest words
May confront or engage.
Yet, your greatest joys
Lie deep within,
Once purposely untethered
Seep from the skin.
Physically addictive
And mentally enthralling,
When uninhibitedly expressed
So perfectly rewarding.
Shifting feeling and thought
As one in the same,
Entwined do embody
The reason you came.
by Susan Haynes
Photo by Taylor Heery on Unsplash
Published on https://susanhaynes-me.medium.com/ on September 6, 2026
