Give me your hand

“Give me your hand

out of the depths

sown by your sorrows.”

― Pablo Neruda

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the pain is so deep

we almost drown

in the loss

the fear

the hatred

the lies

we over overwhelmed

pulled under

struggling to breathe

to breathe

gasping

going under

alas

until a hand

reaching down

into the depth

and grasps our hand

reaching up

a life grip

a child

a lover

a friend

perhaps, even God

ah

this is why we are here

you, me,

them,

all of us

to reach down

to the hand

reaching up