Hug

I wish for a hug...

One that lasts only mere seconds.

Yet could only mean nothing

but eternity.

I long for a hug...

One that finds me struggling,

and offers the line that'll hoist me up

so that the whims of the world

would simply fall away.

I yearn for a hug...

An embrace that grants me the briefest

moment of solace.

Amidst the clamour and chaos

that overwhelm.

I want a hug...

One that's unconditional.

One that'll just take me in, as I am.

One that wouldn't cringe

at the misfit of my bones.

One that wouldn't judge

if our heartbeats don't

thump in sync.