Hugs

There is nothing as good as a hug. It works better than any known drug And especially now When conditions allow Some emergence from holes we have dug. For no matter how much we’re on Zoom A caress from a separate room Is so different from real That we really can’t feel The emotions a squeeze can exhume. This pandemic’s kept loved ones apart And I’m grateful that I can now start Seeing friends face to face In a squishing embrace Which unlocks what’s been trapped in my heart.