Laughter

I adore how many words the Greeks had for love
To recognise how expansive a concept it can be
From selfless Agape to passionate Eros
Ludos for the flirtatious and Philia for the friendly

We lose touch with those things we cannot express
To generalize something can be to cause its un-birth
Think, for instance, how easily we can lose touch
With how many types of laughter exist on this Earth 

So let's remember the sensible chuckle
For a silly quip that's fun and never too mean
The belly laugh from the man in the pub
At a punchline that was certainly not clean

The uncontrolled giggle from a gaggle of schoolgirls
Planning drama and antics for the day ahead
The infectious yet confident cackle 
From a viral joke that can't help but spread

Do not forget the nervous snicker
That can act as a valve on unbearable tension
Or the guffaw of a cheeky father
Who told some wordplay of his own invention

There is cruel laughter, there is kind laugher
Yet we often think of it all as one
Squashing dark humour into innuendos
Wrapping it all up together with puns

It seems ridiculous, doesn't it?
When you think of all the laughter you've heard
But it's impossible to keep it suppressed
Because laughter is far more than just a word