Five Minute Friday - Reach

Yeah!  It is Friday again, and you know what that means.  It is time for our crazy group of five minute writers who just write without caring about whether it is just right or not.  You can find out all the details over at Kate's place.  Then, write your own five minutes of history and don't forget to go back over to Kate's and link up with the rest of us.  I can't wait to see what you do with yourself!  Today's prompt is simply:

REACH

START

REACHING

By Patricia A Pitterle

Arms stretched up

High toward the heavens

Up on tiptoes, dancing,

She wants to hold

Me

Arms stretched out

Sideways 

Along with her small body

Now she wants to hold 

You.

Arms stretched down

Open and out 

Pleading, begging 

To be let down and run

Free.

She grows, little by little

Inch by inch

Smile by smile

And becomes her own

Self.

Reaching up

Reaching sideways

Reaching down

Always reaching for 

More.

Never quite sure

What it is

She is looking for.

But when she finds it, she will

Know.

At last, she turns

Her aching soul

To the only one who hears

The agony of her 

Silence.

And He comes.

He sees her in sorrow.

He understands her heartbreak,

Heals her wounds and makes her

Whole.

His tender mercy

answers her seeking.

Reaches her reaching, 

With His loving,

Grace.

STOP

Now it is your turn.  What can you write in just five minutes?  Don't forget to meet the rest of us over at Kate's Place to share.