Human Touch

I can't seem to get enough hot yoga these days. Partly that's because I bought a month unlimited from my friend, and partly it's because it's Winter.

I particularly love the hot yoga teacher who sings to us in savasana.

He's not the boss, but he's a teacher who inspires me to be my best and do my best:

You and me we were the pretenders
We let it all slip away
In the end what you don't surrender
Well the world just strips away

Girl ain't no kindness in the face of strangers
Ain't gonna find no miracles here
Well you can wait on your blessings darlin'
But I got a deal for you right here

I ain't lookin' for prayers or pity
I ain't comin' 'round searchin' for a crutch
I just want someone to talk to
And a little of that human touch
Just a little of that human touch

Ain't no mercy on the streets of this town
Ain't no bread from heavenly skies
Ain't nobody drawin' wine from this blood
It's just you and me tonight

Tell me in a world without pity
Do you uthink what I'm askin's too much ?
I just want something to hold on to
And a little of that human touch
Just a little of that human touch

Oh girl that feeling of safety you prize
Well it comes with a hard hard price
You can't shut off the risk and pain
Without losin' the love that remains
We're all riders on this train

So you been broken and you been hurt
Show me soomebody who ain't
Yeah I know I ain't nobody's bargain
But hell a little touchup
And a little paint...

You might need somethin' to hold on to
When all the answers they don't amount to much
Somebody that you can just talk to
And a little of that human touch

Baby in a world without pity
Do you think what I'm askin's too much ?
I just want to feel you in my arms
And share a little of that human touch...

It's not human touch, but when he praises me, it makes me shine. When I got home, I had a cool conversation with my son about teachers who inspire you to do your best. He was able to name several he felt that way about, which made me feel heartened about his high school experience.

And I did get a little human touch, in the form of a hand squeeze from my favorite yoga buddy in savasana...