Seeds of hope flitter here and there
from words spoken one to another.

We know the joy it brings,
gathering with others,
communing,
yet we fight the desire.

(Feeling weak – Needing others)

It takes so much
to get out of our denial,
to inch our way forward
to real connection.

It’s easy to numb ourselves
with lives from TV
or by living vicariously
through those in front of me.

(On my feed – On my phone)