'a Tacit Need'
Take a step back
just for a second,
you'd see her face
the real her,
not the one with the smile
the one that's always ready to comfort
she sometimes needs to be comforted
she sometimes yearn for that hug
not because she is weak,
but because she is also human -
her needs not always voiced
but deep within they are screaming
it's a voiceless need for compassion
being the strong one
means having to say,
“I can't do it all on my own”
maybe she is calling out
being so good at pretending
can be tiring
give her a hug
maybe you will give her the strength
to go on
in that she will feel
loved, feel wanted –
A simple hug
maybe the chance she’s been waiting for...
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Copyright © Wilma Neels | Year Posted 2011
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