Being Here – Day 11
Being Here – Poem Day 11
Today’s poem stays with a very human moment —
when the need for connection rises quickly, before there’s time to think about it.
This isn’t a poem that tries to soothe or settle anything.
It doesn’t tell the wanting to go away.
Instead, it names what that pull can feel like from the inside —
the warmth, the urgency, the narrowing of attention,
and the way care and fear can arrive together.
Yesterday’s poem worked quietly at the level of the body.
Today’s poem offers recognition.
Nothing here needs to be resolved.
Nothing needs to change.
Sometimes, being able to see an experience clearly —
without judging it or acting on it —
is enough to let it take its rightful place.
The poem is below, exactly as it is meant to be met.
(I have included the audio if you like to hear it as well)
Warmly,
Per
When I need connection right now – Reflecting
There are moments when
the need for connection rises quickly.
Not as a thought,
but as a pull.
The body notices it first
— a leaning forward,
a readiness to reach,
a sense that something important
is just out of view.
Attention narrows around the idea of closeness.
Messages, voices, responses begin to carry more weight than usual.
It can feel physical, this wanting
— a warmth in the chest, a quickening,
a subtle urgency that doesn’t wait to be explained.
Often, the mind moves in alongside it.
Replaying conversations.
Imagining contact.
Wondering how to close the distance.
This isn’t neediness in the way it’s often described.
It’s a human response,
shaped by care, memory,
and the wish to belong.
At times, the wanting carries tenderness.
At other times, it carries fear —
the sense that without connection,
something essential might be lost.
In these moments,
it’s easy to forget that the body itself is already present,
already containing sensation,
already holding warmth and movement.
The urge to reach doesn’t mean something is missing.
It often means something matters.
Seeing this clearly doesn’t quiet the wanting.
It doesn’t resolve it.
It simply allows the experience to be recognised
as part of how connection lives in a human system
— felt in the body,
imagined in the mind,
and shaped by care.
