Inside Joke

Today, we're just here.
No big coming out post, no grand announcement.
Holding hands at brunch like it's nothing,
but sometimes, I still clock a side-eye.

It's weird-how far we've come,
but still bracing for impact,
like maybe the world forgot to send us the full update.
Still, we swipe right, we match, we vibe.

Love still feels like a protest,
but even more like an inside joke-
the kind only we get.
The kind of joke that we tell ourselves
to feel less like a protest.

The future is ours,
not without struggle-no-but with certainty.
We find each other in the noise,
and that is enough.
For now.