Thank You for Laughing

thank you for laughing
applauding and shouting
I have to go now to scrub off my face
and sink into my space

thank you for choking
faking and joking
pulling the tongue from the back of my head
and leaving me for dead

I'm hiding in the dark corner of your room
where the phone never dares to ring
no better than a fondly forgotten scene
in a book that you never read

thank you for laughing
the notes in your throat were
the brightest and truest an ear could enjoy
pure alcohol

thank you for laughing
blushing and sighing
my clumsy, tired, adorable foil
I couldn't miss you more