Ode to a Hug

Arms intertwined

Like wisteria vines.

Entangled, messy,

But strong and sweet

Spreading love 

through any garden.

Pull me from the depths of darkness.

Heal me with your warmth.

Squeeze out my tension 

with your tight grasp.

Bond strangers together

So they’ll stick like glue.

I used to be afraid of you.

You were too forward

Too risky

Too intimate.

But now you are my knight

In shining armor.

You shield me from my demons

For they cannot enter

Through the tangled 

wisteria vines.

My heat, my caring, my comfort.

Thank you, brave knight.