If a word could be a touch,
if a touch could change a mind,
if a mind could take in
every fact of presence,
that’s the word that I would want to use

We spoke of
something beyond language  –
the next, a deeper, comprehensive way
to share, communicate, express,
and come to understand

We felt the longing for it,
felt the hope that it be something
we will learn,
and maybe, truth be told,
this hope is proof
that this is something we already know.

©Wendy Mulhern
February 12, 2023