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.