These Hands

These Hands

By Pauline Harris

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I held out

These hands

In front of me

And there were

Many others

Who held out

Their hands

All these hands

Expressed

The emptiness

We feel

As some focus

On greed and power

Others try to speak

And yet to be heard

Some are lonely

Some overwhelmed

All feeling lost

With so much

Feeling of unwantedness

A deep desire

To love grows within

The sparkle of light

Grows when shared

So we are holding

These hands out

In anticipation

Our light will bring

Hope and Love

To those who care

And be spread

Everywhere

And so it be