Touch

A tacklehug

Running out to greet friends.

The feathery-light feeling

Of my friends' fingers at my waist, shoulders,

All grasping for some sort of an embrace.

A giant group hug

Bear hugs, too

Running and leaping and laughing.

A tap on the hand,

Asking for permission

Going a little beyond

Friendship

Scooting closer

Leaning in

Holding hands.

Arms around shoulders,

Elbows hooked,

A giant spinny circle

Where we always fall down.

Human touch is an incredible thing

And I cherish it.

QueenBee

VT

14 years old

More by QueenBee

  • Love language

    Duet

    starting together ending together

    weaving around each other's sound

    adapting tuning

    instinctively fitting into the tone

    the way we want to do this

    the contrast

    played so perfectly

  • The boys in my class

    The agony of the human race

    simple creatures

    snickering at my poetry 

    banging their fists against their heads

    stalling work

    reading mushy parts of books they pretend not to enjoy

    saying stupid things

  • Sleigh ride

    Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring tingle tingling too

    F F F F F G F-D Bb C D C-A G F-

    imitating the human voice with instruments

    percussion back there repeatedly hitting the sleigh bells