Startle the birds with your laughter. Collect strange looks with HA HA HA.

Laughing, like crying, releases endorphins. We rarely express either in public — but laughter also goes missing in private. “Lol,” “kekeke,” “that’s funny,” we text, but it’s crickets in the house.

Perfectly good endorphins — wasted. So let it out: belly chortle, heart giggle, guttural laughter, wheezing.

Like the birds that will fly away with a start.