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This Is What Joy Looks Like

Legs and arms usually faltering, shuffling,

now splashing around in the water.

Body once stiff and contorted,

now floating, zipping, bobbing happily.

A face typically preoccupied with other worlds

now smiles, blows bubbles

and connects with others in an

honest-to-God, shiny eye-to-eye gaze.

This is what joy looks like.