The Human Experience

The eyes tell the story

of a person's life,

sharing secrets

words can never speak

Look into my eyes and you will see

stories of pain;

memories of joy,

brokenness and healing

You might even wonder

what it's like

to see the world through these eyes;

how it feels to be me

The human experience,

the one we are all having,

is not as widely varied

as it may sometimes seem

There's so much that you and I

have both felt; have both experienced

Though the exact causes may be different,

the emotions are the same

I know what it is to laugh,

to hurt,

to want to run away from something

or towards it

I think you know those things, too

I think you've felt alone,

the way I have at times

I think you've felt sad

I think you've found the strength

to face some of your demons,

but others still haunt you

I'm that way, too

And I think that, wherever and whoever you are,

there's something I can learn from you

And something I can teach you

Maybe someday we'll connect

Maybe we've always been connected,
even if we've never met
Maybe disconnection and isolation
are only illusions

Maybe someday we'll understand
that we were never alone
Because we are both here, you and I,
on this planet we call home