Stretching

Connection

Funny how
People so simply
Walk into and
Become part of
Our lives.

Some enter
And pass quickly
Leaving only a
Thin residue of
Memories.

Others come more slowly,
Distracted, hesitant,
Distant, shy.
Fleeing even before
We’ve met their glance.

And then there are those
that linger on the edges
Of our daily realm
Waiting for a welcome
A handshake, a wink
A smile.

Invited in, these wary visitors
May touch us most deeply
Entering our hearts with the
Ferocity they lacked
In entering our lives.

Once with us
We shall share
Forever
A Connection.