We Hug

We Hug (Final day of my fourth year at Hippocrates)

We hug

Not for the tomorrows

Not for the todays

But for pieces of yesterday

Hoping to restore a semblance

Of the past

That might not have looked

So good when it was the present

But from this vantage point

Now seems so golden

We hug

For the strength to understand

That we can change

Our way of thinking

Our way of living

All the intricacies

Which are suddenly crystal clear

And have manifested themselves

Within our grasp should we choose

To extend our arms just a little further

We hug

Not to comfort ourselves

But to comfort others

Forgetting our own needs for just a minute

Realizing that we have something more to offer

Than just a nod, or a kind word

Something that only physical contact

Seems to truly convey

We hug

Not knowing if we will ever see one another again

Not knowing if we will have the opportunity to cross paths

Tell stories

Share our wisdom

Or sit silently together in wonderment

We hug

With a passion that is palpable

Deep into our inner core

Having seen the love of a mother caring for her daughter

The strength of men and woman

Who have been battle scarred

But not defeated

We hug

Without a dry eye

Without embarrassment of what others might think

Caring only in this moment that it might last forever

And that things will change

Things must change

We hug

Because we are human

Because we know

That this action in some way

Truly defines us

Truly makes us understand

The significance of why we

Were here in the first place.