Have
You
Touched someone today?
I ask you
And you
And you
There in the corner.
Did you extend your hand to take another’s?
And
If you did –
Was it with
Mutual respect
Trust
Or
Were you
More
Concerned with getting ahead
Trying to guess, the other person’s agenda
Instead…
Of noticing
The force of grip
The calloused harshness
The power exchanged between the two of you.
I ask you
And you
And you,
Have
You
Touched someone today?
Did you take
Your lover
Gently
By the nape of
Their neck
And pull them
To you –
Your lips to their lips
In a kiss
To say, “I love you.”
And if you did –
What did you feel?
Was love reflected back
Or was there a surprising
Coldness
A distance
And did you ignore it?
I ask you
And you
And you,
Have
You
Touched someone today?
Did you pat you son
On the back
Put your arm around
His shoulder
And say how proud you are of him
Or
Did you
Simply sit
Scowling
Out words
Of how
You know he can do better
How it is time to grow up
And be a man
If only he would get his act together…
GODDAMN IT!
DID YOU
Touch someone today?
DID YOU?
DID YOU?
What if I was to say
That with the
End of these words
So
Would be the end of you…
Would you
Regret
Not having touched someone today
Or
Not touching enough?
Would you miss the sweetness of embrace?
Would you?
Would you?
Have you
Touched someone today?
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
OMG i really really liked that and u kno to tell the truth i haven't touched someone today so im gonna go hug my mommy! lol *Nicole* &hearts