Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Embrace

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR:  CORONAVIRUS SERIES



Embrace

We used to embrace
As if to say I know you
As if to say I trust you
And you may trust me

We used to shake hands
(bare naked hand to hand)
We used to pump fists and slap shoulders
We used to let our bodies come together
To feel each other’s warmth
We used to stand in lines so close
We could feel the breath
On the back of our heads
We used to let our shoulders touch
As we found our way through a crowd
We used to dance hand in hand
Cheek to cheek with almost strangers

I remember human contact
As if it were yesterday
As if we awoke only this morning
To find that we are magnets
Charged to repel each other

We have only our memories
Of a time when we embraced
Without a second thought
Of a time we held each other’s hands
To push away our worries

Will we ever find that place again
The touch of human skin
Without fear


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