Never Alone
We were asked to
To keep our distance,
To stand away
No hugs goodbye
We were created to invite others in
To set an extra seat at the table
And share our homes with the weary
In this time alone,
May we not grow lonely
And learn once again to love
Ourselves
To sing and dance with ourselves
To treat ourselves well
So someday, when we don’t have
Social distance
We won’t be emotionally distant too
Hear again the beauty of silence,
Speak away the shadows of the past
Sit and be present
For we are never alone
Throw open wide your windows,
listen, look
Your neighbor is right there too
Listening to the same silence.Â
Image via Madeline Mullenbach
