June 25,  2021

HUGS  AND  TEARS

 
Hugs and tears -
now that’s a good combo
to stop and think about
for a few moments.
 
Hugs and tears  ….
 
Picture, ponder,
all those folks who never
felt – really felt – a hug
that triggered tears.
 
Hugs and tears ….
 
There are kids whose parents
didn’t hug – for all kinds of reasons –
all kinds of, “I don’t do hugs.”
“Sorry …. Sorry …. Sorry.”
 
Hugs and tears ….
 
There are adopted kids –
who never got a real hug or hold
from their actual moms or dads ….
“Sorry …. Sorry …. Sorry.”
 
Hugs and tears ….
 
Tears are a lubricant and a rush
of water that can break down dams
and cause a great healing on the
other side of those damn walls.
 
Hugs and tears ….

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021