I honestly don't know what to write, but I will be back, I think. I love diaryland and Ive tried all other kinds of journal and diary places online and I really don't care for many of them. There is just freedom here, and it isn't super popular.

I'm going to post some entries on here from my computer...some time.

The Hug Poem
Bradley Hathaway
I read about how you touched them
and they were healed
Or even if someone just touched your cloak
they were forever changed
You let a broken woman bathe your feet in her tears
And you washed your best friend's feet
I am just wondering though did you just ever hug people

I mean I know that it is a silly question and all
I am sure you would have why wouldn't you
But its one of those things that was never mentioned that got me thinking about it

And how whenever there was a touch from you
sins were forgiven and sickness fell
I think I'm caught up in my sins
last time I checked all my body parts were properly working, nothing special here
I am just a kid with a heavy heart
these passing sunrises
and sunsets

I don't think our encounter would have ended up in the gospels or anything
Because all I really need is a hug
That is ok for me to imagine right
That's not going to be conflicting with any sort of theology is it
Ok good,
then hug me

But not one of these side ways one arm around the neck type hugs
Or the ghetto right hand clasp fists elbows to chest
pat pat
on the
back back
Or you put your right arm over my right arm
and I put my left arm over your left arm and we make this weird sort of diagonal thing
Nah none of those

BEAR HUG ME MAN
Take your old school carpenter arms
and throw them over my upper body leaving my arms dangling underneath yours somewhere and
I can barely move them because your
squeezing me
so hard
But don't pick me up and make my back pop because I hate it when people do that

And hold me, hold me here in your arms until I start to cry because
I WANT TO CRY
But I just can't seem to do it on my own
I have been teary eyed once recently but not even enough for
a drip
down my cheek
Theres just hurt in my soul that needs to be purged
so hold me in this hugging pose until the pain is flowing from my
eyes and nose