Healing
Sounds can heal
gentle ocean waves,
soft music,
intimate whispers.
Oh how some sounds can heal.
Touching can heal
fingertips on a cheek
or up and down a spine.
Hands caressing a face,
arms embracing a body.
Oh how a touch can heal.
Words can heal
the right words at the right time
can soothe a soul on edge,
can save someone from despair.
Proper words, properly spoken
show care and compassion
in a world rapidly losing both.
Oh how words can heal.
Sights can heal
the brilliant orange of the rising Sun
can make our problems seem small,
the bright smile and beautiful eyes of another
can also bring healing to hearts worn and torn
by the worst this world has to offer.
Oh how the sights of nature and of loved ones can heal.
But, it's love that can heal the quickest
the love of a parent makes us feel wanted
when we don't feel wanted,
the love of a sweetheart makes us feel special
when our self esteem says otherwise.
Love picks us up when we want to stay down,
gives us purpose when we think we have none
and makes us more than we ever thought we could be.
Love takes at least two, thank God for that.
Oh how the love of others can heal.
Copyright © Michael Todd | Year Posted 2019
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