the longing hand
reaches out
and closes around
my heart
the longing hand
searches me out
as I hide within
the crowd
pretending to be
normal
pretending to be
me
I can never
out run it
I can never
hide from it
the longing hand
will always
find me
the longing hand
will always be
closing around
my desperate
heart
I have resigned
myself to
accept my
fate
I’ve begun
to crave
it’s touch
the longing hand
so painful
the longing had
so harsh
so cruel
I crave the
restlessness
I crave the
sleepless nights
I long for the
longing hand
as it longs for
me
I long for
the longing hand
closing around
my heart
for it is only
in that moment
in that familiar
grasp
that I truly
feel alive
.
.
8/30/00
©Patti Keno
Invisible No More 
I trust life is truly better now
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