In my heart there is this heavy feeling

in which I can identify

both sorrow and happiness.

The combination

making me cry.

True tears roll 

thick down my cheeks.

I'm shaking and gasping,

all while laughing and experiencing watery grins.

I can't help but feel fortunate

for this onslaught of emotion.

Emotion in it's purest form

sneaking up on me

when I realize how blessed I am

to have my friends. 

It's only my friends

who can make me laugh so hard

that I feel the anxiety of daily life

fly away.

Without them

I wouldn't have such a beautiful euphoria,

that is obtained

simply through being

in the state of love.