Hands hide and hands reveal

Hands often show how much we feel

Hands comfort hands soothe

Hands accept and hands refuse

Hands hold tension, hands teach lessons

Hands are extensions of our self expression

Hands make choices toward connection or push away with deep rejection

Hands act formal with a handshake

Hands can be sincere and hands can be fake

Hands respond very personal like

Holding hands lifting hands to praise

Hands come together in circles to dance

& play and pray

Hands have so much to say

Hands bake

hands create

Some hands draw & some hands paint

Hands in Love, Hands that heal

Hands that pack up lunches and cook up the most delicious meals

Hands deliver babies

Hands feed homeless families

Hands cup together to quench thirst on the hottest days

and put to rest our loved ones who have passed away

Hands play and figure out things

Hands are beautiful brown skim olive tones

Warm sienna tan to lightest cream

Hands massage away the deepest pain

Hands high five and reach up to the sky

Hands dive low to balance on two hands

And then on one...hands just flow

Hands clap for applause

Hands clap for a great cause

Hands connect, hands protect

Hands clap best for those with

dignity and respect

Hands become characteristic of our

traits and habits

Dancing hands twirling pencils twirling hair in the class hands,

Hands write the stories of our past & present

future thoughts of what can be better and what can last

Hands can neglect and Hands can hate

Hands soothe heal hug forgive and embrace

Many Hands are givers and many hands receive

And then there are hands that will only take and deceive.

Hands drum hands have fun and anything that can make a sound

hands will find a way

Hands make beats, hands feel heart beats

Hands will go out of their way to reach

Hands can emphasize the truth within

a phenomenal speech

Hands imitate hands point fingers,

Hands throw the blame

Hands intimidate, hands beat & hands rape Hands shoot to kill, stab & suffocate

Hands will yearn, hands will bleed, hands will reach out asking for what they need.

Hands will demand for justice & equality

Against racism and police brutality

Hands will rise Hands will protest

Hands will vote, hands will resist

Hands will punctuate the meaning with the symbol & power of a fist

Hands can comfort hands can be kind

Hands make heart shapes & butterflies

Hand in Hand is over due

Hand in Hand can make choices

together for me & you