I have touched lives
While others have touched me
In the continuous ebb and tide
Of this life’s unique journey

What does it really mean
To genuinely touch a life
What does it actually entail
To join in happiness and strife

Is it merely the high fives
The hi and the hellos
Or does it mean to reach out
Beyond the superficial and the hollow

Does it mean to outstretch
Where others do not dare
When the people all around
Prefer to just stand and stare

When you feel the caring touch
Or extend your hand in trust
Your spirit gets re-energised
Invading the peripheral crust

Creating a feeling so exclusive
So very exemplary
That you begin to start believing
In the goodness of humanity

Subir Chakraborty / 5th July 2018