Affection

Affection has no price

but an expensive vice

is the apple of your eye.

Dish out the money

fives, tens, the twenties

like it’s gonna keep you warm at night.

Feeling is the basis

that’s like a hidden oasis

In this solid cold

unforgiving world.

A single touch

can make the hairs on my arm stand up

and praise the glory

that is your heavenly brush

I look around and see the world

that worships money above all

not knowing a single touch can

change a mind

or console a broken heart

affection apparently isn’t cool

too bad those who have it

take it for granted

like human affection is something

you can have without thinking.

Too bad too much

of the little touches

or side brushes

are fake beyond the

make of plastic

Affection is powerful

in its silent gentleness

it can rock a baby to sleep

or make a grown man tear

from all the love and tender

that a single touch can say

to them after a long day

a life of hardship that money can’t

even begin to convey the warmth

that affection seems to deliver

from the love and care of one

who has love to offer

rather than a stack thick with

frigid cold dollar bills

that’s like a bad adhesive to

the wound that life has dealt me

Now listen to me

spare me an ear or a moment of silence

whether you like me or not.

I'm trying to say

that those dollars

be it from your momma

father or guy on the street corner

cannot hold you at night,

the same way your phone or

your Gucci Fendi Prada purse

can’t keep you from crying

your eyes out

when you feel left out

of the fabric of society.

Rather, it’s the touch of a mother

close friend or brother

that can keep the tears from falling

and tearing you apart

when you have nothing to hold you up

other than that Burberry blouse

that’s out of style before it got in.

it’s simple human affection

that can rock your mind

and send a sonic boom

through the fake flimsy

that is platinum and gold.

Look for a hug a pat on the back

or a kiss from a loved one

rather than money that’s gonna get spent and

leave you reeling from your fears

feel the love and affection

and stop the hate and oppression

for just a second as I show my love

for you in the terms

that soothe the world.