[net.poems] Come closer my friend

mokhtar@ubc-vision.UUCP (Farzin Mokhtarian) (02/04/84)

        
     Come closer my friend
     Let me touch your stiff shoulders
     There now, That sigh spoke of a
     thousand battles you never seem to win.
     Sit down, let me hold your hands
     They are cold, when was the last time
     You noticed touching them together?
     And when was the last time you noticed,
     really noticed, touching anything?
     What did it feel like
     And did it say what you wanted it to say?
     Talk with me my friend
     Tell me what it is you'd like to say
     Just as if you felt safe enough to share
     The thoughts that are trapped inside those tears
     Yes, I understand, it was scary at first,
     Telling me what you thought were your secrets
     Oh, now you laugh,
     Well, that sigh was lighter, freer
     Thank me? For What?
     For a touch, a tear and a talk?
     It sounds like a new soap opera
     Sorry, I embarrass easily
     I do accept your thanks most humbly
     And I will ask something in return
     Take this experience with you
     Walk tall and lightly
     Notice how that feels, to feel good
     Greet your loved ones in a way
     That they experience your love
     And remember to touch a tense shoulder
     Every now and then
     And give yourself to that moment
     Thank YOU, I feel full and touched myself
     Maybe I wouldn't have noticed myself
     Had I not taken time to Be with you.
        
                
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                 Farzin Mokhtarian ( ubc-vision!mokhtar )