A Simple Hug

by Eibutsina   Apr 17, 2006


I cried all the way home this afternoon
That phone call at the bank tipped me over the edge
I had had the worst day.
I felt so miserable, so exhausted
From holding my tears back all day.

I knew I was at breaking point
That call just made me crack.

I couldn't hold back the tears any more
I couldn't talk any more
I couldn't pretend to be fine any more.

I just broke down and cried my eyes out.
Trying to hide it behind my sunglasses in my car
From the onlookers on the side of the road
Commuting their way home so monotonous
But I couldn't help myself but to cry.

I got myself together slowly
To go inside and face my family
But as I moped in the doorway
The tears just continued to well in my eyes
I ran to my room and burst into tears.

I sobbed and cried for over an hour
My heart still had tears
Though my eyes had simply run dry.

All I needed was one simple thing
Just one small gesture of kindness
From someone
From anyone
From a caring passing by loved one.

I wanted that to be from you
So badly I wanted that anyone to be you.
But that call made the hope
The hope I had held onto all day... disappear.

I would have even settled from another one
From my seed from my son
But his head did not rise
A word was not spoken
Nor the briefest moment stirred
When I walked into the house
With tears cascading from my cheeks.

I felt so lonely
I felt so alone
I felt so on my own.

You might be thinking I was in need of the world
But I wasn't
You might be thinking I was needing an ocean of support
But I wasn't
You might be thinking I was desperate for undying affection
But I wasn't.

I just wanted a hug
A simple hug.

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  • 17 years ago

    by ♥•oOo Nikki oOo•♥©

    *Giving You That Hug* That Was So Sweet!!!! I Can't Believe The Miscellanous Category Has Been Hiding Such a Talent Like You :) I Tried To Comment On Some Of Your Poems In The Friendship Category But My Computer Won't Let Me, I Simply Love Your Titles...Your The Cream Of The Crop 5/5 xoxo-Nikki-xoxo
    -Keep Poetry Alive-

  • 18 years ago

    by Laura

    What a great read! It was a lil sad and i felt a tear almost escape my eye.
    Hugs have a way of aking us feel better just by the simple touch of another human being. Hugs can cheer us up (even from aquaintences) without getting to intimate with another. Very inspiring piece.

  • 18 years ago

    by Lost Soul 691

    A hug can speak volumes ... just like your poem!

  • 18 years ago

    by Chelsey

    RISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that made me cry *sniff sniff* omg I don't know where to begin!!!!! I think I remember that day when you e-mailed me telling me about how you broke down..was that when I told you about the Raymond episode and Debra saying "sometimes women just need to cry"...
    Oh Eirisa I cry a lot about our friendship not like you did anything wrong or that you can help it, but I hate when one of us need hugs and its impossible for us to send or recieve one.. now that you sent me your picture through mail....no lie..I sleep with it sometimes (get ya mind outta the gutter) but your the first person I pray for and specifically times like these because i can't be there I just ask God give you strength to pull through days like this and think of lil sis's love because she soooo badly wants to give you a hug as often as she can to see you smile!
    eirisa I am not leaving Australia, ur not leaving U.S.A until like a million hugs are given to make up for days like these!
    I love you Sunshine!
    Chelsey_Lynn
    p.s love your non-rhyming poems!!

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