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Have you ever needed something
And never knew it
Until you got it?
We both parked at the same time
We both got out of our cars at the same time
We both walked up towards the building at the same time
I hadn’t seen her in years
. . .I didn’t even know she still was with the agency
And THERE she was. . .
Tearful,
Heart-heavy-burdened down
Not just with her computer and nursing bag
Wheeling behind her
Tears
We stopped and hugged
Right there in a middle of
A M O M E N T
There she was
There I was
Unplanned
Unscripted
Yet perfectly scene’d
In a backdrop of a cloudy sky
That dropped over the Lake
B R U I S E D
B E A T EN
From a storm
Far away
And yet not quite here,
Y e t
And the Best news of all—
S H E L T E R
Secured
Safe
Comforting
Assuring
Was in place
And like most times—
Not just seen
Not just recognized
Not just experienced
Until the most absolute
m o m e n t
Looking back. . .
R e f l e c t I n g
(without a mirror)
I’m a little offended now
G a l l e d
That she felt/believed
I was actually there for her. . .
For her vulnerability
For her tears
For her undressed,
fully naked,
stripped down,
Exposed honesty
And truth. . .
Which SHOWED ME
What I so-
All-the-time-behind-the-curtain-triple-locked-door-of-my-heart
Never-always-so-guarded-very-afraid-FEAR-to-show
. . .W H O was there for W H O. . .
At this early
So very CHANCE
(NOT-AN-ACCIDENT)
Maybe-to-never-happen-again-ever-the-same-way-
M O M E N T ?
Me for her?
Her for me?
The simple answer is a resounding
Y E S
As we hugged
Right there
Right then
I realized that what’s Broken
Seldom is S H A T T E R E D. . .
That often
Maybe more usual than we notice
We get tired
We get disappointed
We’re disillusioned
That
Caring
Compassion
Loving
Giving
Sharing
Accepting
Forgiving
Will get you hurt
. . .hurt really bad
Make you wounded
Get you bloodied
E M P T I E D
D E P L E T E D
E X H A U S T E D
. . .it’s a paycheck
Not deposited
When needed/expected
An Emotional Withdrawal
That can only be replenished with:
G O F I G U R E :
Caring
Compassion
Loving
Giving
Sharing
Accepting
Forgiving
Hey. . .
Have you ever needed something
And never knew it until
You G O T I T ?
G E T I T
and oh my. . .
how the clouds part
Pat says
Found inside when needed but not in none otherwise….so many gifts yet to unwrap!