My Hands

and the Wisdom they hold

Photo by Ester Marie Doysabas on Unsplash

10 little tiny fingers. Soft and warm.

The intelligence of life runs through them.

They find their way to the mouth when hungry,

Or the eyes when sleepy.

Such wisdom they hold, those tiny little hands.

Oh, the stories they will tell you if they could talk.

Stories of delight, yes. But also of horror.

The things they’ve …