On The Beach, In The Woods, Up A Creek: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku

Some say my life was/
confusion. They never saw/
me dream, walking here.

Getting hugs we need: A revolutionary IMprov sonnet

An eternal question: Why is it so much easier to get the hugs we want than the hugs we need?

The hugs we want
come from our greed;
which is more easily seen
than the hidden what we need.

Our greed is exposed
with a yell and a shout:
“Give me something NOW!
I can’t do without!”

But the need doesn’t show;
it in our shadow resides.
And even friends don’t know
what we choose to hide.

But sometimes someone with vision and clarity
hugs us, seeing what we’re afraid for them to see.

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