DUE TO THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC ~ Millions of People Globally - haven*t touched - another person or been touched by another Person for more than four months! In the UK 7.7 million (12% of the Population) live alone *untouchables* ! I am a qualified Physiotherapist & Masseuse - so I know better than most about the importance & effect of TOUCH ! I must wear masks and thin gloves and protective wear when treating my Clients in the Clinic but despite this the therapeutic effect of massage in the diagnosis and treatment is just as effective ! In the poem I mention some of the biochemicals that are released by touch and their importance. You will have experienced their effect in intimacy with a Partner. If you want to know more check it on GOOGLE !
M Y SENSES are all important to ME
Y OU CAN ~ See - Scent & Hear ME ~ but now the .......
S ENSE OF TOUCH ~ is missing - so how do WE
E MPATHISE ~ with our Folk - and all our Friends ?
N O Kisses ~ NO Cuddles & NO Big Hugs ?
S ix Feet Apart ~ too far to even TOUCH
E NDORPHINS must stay inside their *hutch* ~ AND .......
O XYTOCIN ~ which improves all of our
*Feel Good Factors* DOPAMINE & SERATONIN !
T hese *Feel Good Chemicals* ~ released by TOUCH
O f *Skin on Skin* or by a Great Big Hug
U nless we TOUCH ~ feel lonely & unloved
C OVID causes disorders ~ depression
H ave come alas from *LACK OF HUMAN TOUCH*
Thanks for visit comments welcome - Love Angela 💛 Brian 💛
In this BLANK VERSE 2 5 2 5 SONNET I have tried to highlight one of the *side effects* of the COVID 19 Pandemic because of LOCKDOWN & Social Distancing ! The outlawing of HUMAN BONDING & TOUCHING to prevent the spread of COVID 19. My Job as PHYSIO is of necessity a *1 to 1 Hands-on*. I have healing hands & I know (from experience) that *healing* flows from my hands into my Clients to improve their Mobility & Manual Dexterity etc. Massage - Acupuncture and Exercise using the resistance of *Elastic Strips* and walking etc soon gets them improved mobility. At any time all Humans need Hugs & Kisses to release the *Feel Good Hormones* ! Without them we all feel a little more depressed ! Im very fortunate to have Married a very tactile MAN just before LOCKDOWN and he is more than fortunate to have Married ME ~ AMEN !
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ANGELA & BRIAN (Pseudonym) (
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So true, I wrote a poem about this back in May.
Andy
It's true. We don't even give/receive handshakes these days - or maybe we do, with gloves on?
I wanted kisses. They were holy kisses, or else I was prone to swoon! lol.
Yes touch is essential and you poem it well - - thank you for sharing some of the benefits too dear Angela.
Just a hug with family can mean so much and how it is missed thanks to Covid.
I quite agree .. tis very important ..
.. and in the words of the late great L.N Cohen
"and her fingers, like a weavers, quick and cool" ....
timely write,
a viewpoint on Convid19 that I would never have though about if I hadn't read this,
thanks for sharing
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