CasSandra Calin
Hold out your hand
Not to shake or hold someone else's
Not to give one more hug,
Favor, or piece of yourself
Hold out your hand
Not to be examined or scrutinized
Not to extend approval or forgiveness
To someone else's imperfections
Hold out your hand
Sticky or clammy
Shaking or calloused
Hold out your hand
Palm up and greedy
You deserve more
Don't ask, demand
Take back your time
It was always yours anyway
Hold out your hand and grab on tight
To solid trees, to dreams, to me
When I see your hands
One should be balled
Tight into a fist
Hidden behind your back
Fiercely defending
All that you are
And all that you have
It is worth defending
The other hand should be held
Out to the world
Palm up and greedy
Clammy and calloused
Demanding more
Because they have taken so much from you
And never given it back
Hold out your hand
Not to accommodate or serve
But to finally take
What is rightfully yours
To finally receive love
Not to shake or hold someone else's
Not to give one more hug,
Favor, or piece of yourself
Hold out your hand
Not to be examined or scrutinized
Not to extend approval or forgiveness
To someone else's imperfections
Hold out your hand
Sticky or clammy
Shaking or calloused
Hold out your hand
Palm up and greedy
You deserve more
Don't ask, demand
Take back your time
It was always yours anyway
Hold out your hand and grab on tight
To solid trees, to dreams, to me
When I see your hands
One should be balled
Tight into a fist
Hidden behind your back
Fiercely defending
All that you are
And all that you have
It is worth defending
The other hand should be held
Out to the world
Palm up and greedy
Clammy and calloused
Demanding more
Because they have taken so much from you
And never given it back
Hold out your hand
Not to accommodate or serve
But to finally take
What is rightfully yours
To finally receive love