In the last few months I have made a concerted effort to build community - both my own and something bigger, a community in my area of like-minded people. I have experienced how reaching out to strangers, extending a hand of fellowship, purposefully offer
can result
from a moment of kindness,
a risk taken to reach out,
to not fear the stranger,
to connect in a world
of disconnection.
Walls can be built
to shield,
to disengage,
to expel.
Walls can be climbed,
or chipped away,
or cracked through,
or torn down completely.
What comforting peace
can result
from a moment of connection,
a risk to move forward,
to build instead of fear,
to reach towards each other
and build our wall together.
Poetry by Melinda K Zarate
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Written on 2025-07-16 at 14:49
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When We Reach Out
What pleasant surprisescan result
from a moment of kindness,
a risk taken to reach out,
to not fear the stranger,
to connect in a world
of disconnection.
Walls can be built
to shield,
to disengage,
to expel.
Walls can be climbed,
or chipped away,
or cracked through,
or torn down completely.
What comforting peace
can result
from a moment of connection,
a risk to move forward,
to build instead of fear,
to reach towards each other
and build our wall together.
Poetry by Melinda K Zarate
Read 33 times
Written on 2025-07-16 at 14:49
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