A Change In Perspective

A poem about the benefits of hugs

Sometimes I feel small,
useless and insignificant,
my sense of self-worth
knocked senselesss by circumstance.
Sometimes I feel I have no place and no meaning.
Sometimes I feel cold, vulnerable and confused.

Sometimes I feel I'm missing my potential.

Sometims life scares me.

Alone can mutate into lonely so quickly
but with friends my perspective changes.

The briefest of smiles
can fill me with warmth
and make me feel welcome.

A shared conversation:
I discover my worth again.

A shared embrace:
a place I feel I belong.

In the arms of another
my vulnerability vanishes,
fear packs its suitcase and leaves in a huff.

I feel strong and safe and secure,
wanted, needed, loved and cared for
and I hope the other person feels the same

for a hug should never be a selfish act
but an act of sharing -
giving and taking in equal parts.

No longer trapped within my own space
I feel that space expanding,
doubling up,
combined with another's,
glowing with mutual affection.

Having a cuddle
I never feel small.

Surely it's no coincidence that hug
is only one tiny letter away from huge.