Saturday, June 6, 2015

Hands

He reached out gingerly
And opened his hand,
His wrinkled, rough fingers calling out.
He felt the air
Over my warm palm
And snatched my open peanut
In that moment I was
More at home than ever
For even in that fleeting touch
Was the thrill of a being
Closer to him than I ever fathomed.




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