A Simple Hug
Daniel Jeremy Perz

I was having a really, really bad day
I forgot about a test, and failed miserably
During the school play
I forgot what I was supposed to say
I wanted to die terribly

My boyfriend broke up with me
He tried to break it smooth
In the end, all he said was sorry
He’d ripped out my heart and thrown it to my feet
Perhaps sometime soon, the day would improve?

Not so soon, I was in for more heartbreak
Coach decided I was in no shape to head the team
Now my heart was bleeding, driven in by a stake
So after much thought I decided to take
My problems to our schools problem queen

Boy, that was the worst decision of the decade
She shoved me away like I was nothing
Said I was making a shadow in her shade
It was then I knew, I had it completely unmade
Somehow though, it comforted me knowing

Moments later my day would be magically transformed
When a stranger, whom I’d never met before
Said ‘Dear you look lime, are you all right?’
Without asking, he put his arms around me tight
And held me for a moment, our bodies slightly swaying

I opened my mouth as he began to let go,
I said: ‘How could you know
That I’ve had a bad day?”
“Dear, when you reach my age,
You learn to read a person’s face.”

As he left, and walked into the distance
I watched him leave, almost in a trance
It seemed fog surrounded him as he left
But now I felt good for myself and my deft
For I knew, I could face another day,
No matter what the others say

Yes, its true, a simple hug from a friendly man,
Gave me the strength to face the problems of this land
To face my nemeses, every one of them hence
No matter their size, their seeming omnipotence
One simple hug, gave me the love, to forgive


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