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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Touching

A Missing Touch

What ever happened
to touching?
A grandmother's caress,
patting a fuzzy cheek,
straightening
a wayword curl;
young (and old) lovers,
hand in hand;
gate-blocking
airport hugs;
all so very public,
all so very sincere.

Well, 9/11 happened,
and AIDS happened, and
sexual harassment
happened, and any number
of repressive
ideas happened.

So, let's fight back,
resist the fear,
reject the nonsense,
get off that computer,
be back in love,
hug our neighbors,
kiss our spouse,
wrestle with children,
shake with both hands.

This touching thing,
too good to miss.

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