Hug Poem by Ragy Sandid

So much hugging happens
Every day
It seems like life
Is just a hug away

The only animals that hug
Are bears
It seems only in a fight
And then who cares

Hugs give such meaning
And depth to human affairs
It's a child's first full touch
And relations then on to fare

Hugs are culture, normal
Yet shied away from
Sometime required to be formal
Situated somehow in the human norm

How can pressure of two humans
Make a bond the imprints memory
That when alone that tone and tune
Resonates to produce harmony

At every level, a hug is welcome
And desired and expected
Though seldom realized for some
Who believe they're the unaccepted

A hug is instant love
Made in seconds of flesh
That equalizes the odds
Keeps a moment always fresh