thrum

I was at a dress rehearsal tonight and twice I was asked, 'why are you so happy?!' I feel like the answer should be obvious: Performance! And timpani! And the the way it felt an hour earlier when my teeth burst through the skin of a deep red apple! And a renewed contract for my sister's teaching position! And a feeling of utter certainty that this all--I mean my life--is unfolding the way it's meant to! And the fact that I've been wearing this shirt inside-out all day and I just now noticed! Wasn't this all readable? I think it should have been etched in there between my eyes.