Real

More than the neurotransmission

of pain impulses between body and brain,

what connects us to reality's depth

is an awareness of both experience

and response from sojourners

along time's interactive continuum.

The Velveteen Rabbit knows well

what it takes to embed us

in the here and now: love expressed.

Solace comes with similar stories

from the past; connection,

from people in the present;

hope, a memory of the future.

 

Photo by Todd Jenkins

© 2013 Todd Jenkins