Remember when
by Marie Elena
Remember When
you were a child, afraid
of trying something new
balking at the color
texture
odor
untrusting of where it came from
afraid it might hurt you
even though some you know
and even trust
happily partook regularly
and encouraged you
just try it.
Remember when
you thought about a sample
just a tiny one
and thought perhaps it might not be
as risky as you feared
and in fact maybe
it might be tolerable.
Remember when
you matured enough
to actually test those waters
and found them to be okay
and maybe even appealing
and maybe even begged
another try
and then you discovered
you loved it
and that you even felt better
when you had it as a regular
maybe even daily
part of your sustenance
and did everything you could
to make sure it was right here
where it could fill you up.
And maybe I’m not talking about food.
© Marie Elena Good 2025
#welcomethestranger
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Hi Marie 🙂
I really love your “surprise ending”, which prompted me to go back to the beginning and read your words again. Very well done!
David! Hi, friend! I miss you! And thank you. ❤
I know what it is – coffee coffee coffee!
HA! I can see why you think that! 😀
This is extremely subtle. It’s actually about engaging with people very different from us. Accepting and welcoming our immigrants and refugees. Getting to know them. Like, really KNOW them. Getting close enough to them to see how they enrich our lives, and make it all oh-so-much better. ❤