Riding the Cycle of Life

Poem by Tami Darlene

Riding the cycle of life:

so many layers and levels of hurt and confusion

misunderstandings and brokenness

these humans

standing in the weaknesses, failures, and turmoil

sometimes never coming out of it

sometimes never rising above it

my fingers reach for theirs

I feel the brush of their skin for just a moment

that touch stored forever in a loc…