Holding Space

(a poem)

I do not understand 

your fears,

but I have been 

afraid before;

this is our shared

humanity. 

Maybe 

we could 

hold space 

for one another.

I do not understand  

your pain,

but I have been 

hurt before;

this is our shared

humanity. 

Maybe 

we could 

hold space 

for one another.

I do not understand 

your loss,

but I have

lost before;

this is our shared

humanity. 

Maybe 

we could 

hold space 

for one another.

I do not understand 

your anxiety,

but I have been

anxious before;

this is our shared

humanity. 

Maybe 

we could 

hold space 

for one another.

I do not understand 

your anger,

but I have been

angry before;

this is our shared

humanity. 

Maybe 

we could 

hold space 

for one another.

I do not understand 

your passion,

but I have

loved before;

this is our shared

humanity. 

Maybe 

we could 

hold space 

for one another.

- bshivers