A warm embrace.
A reminder that you matter.
A demonstration that I care.
Kindness is the unrequested gift
That our hearts madly crave-
You are not obliged to offer it,
But I am sure glad you do.
Sometimes all that I need
Is a hug,
Grinding all day in search of
A word of affirmation.
A ‘thank you’
Something spontaneous
Something warm
Something to prove
The self-loathing wrong.
More than neediness
Or pining away for approval,
Abrazos are corridors
Between our hearts –
Great leaps of faith
Across the chasms
That divide us.
Love is a powerful thing
And kindness is a life changing drug-
It’s remarkable what can happen
When a human heart
Knows this well.