sharing

moments like these remind me of the reason for life.

women laughing, curled on the couch and aching sides from laughing:

air tight around vocal cords, higher pitched than usual.

power of the gods in this moment–we are eternal, and so is our shared life.

here, there is love and nothing could steal that,

nothing could burn us so badly we did not die with words on our breath–

i may burn, you may be torn from me, but

no matter the losses, this moment is ours.

Emily Kledzik is an undergraduate student studying Creative Writing. She is a queer woman devoted to understanding humanity. Her writing pays tribute to the people around her, the divinity and slight humanity she sees within her surrounding nature, and the great writers that come before her.