Pondering “Hey”

You know, “hey” is an interesting word.

It can be attention-getting. “Hey, over here!”

Or friendly, “Hey, Luke.”

But, hey, it could also be casual.

It can be all manner of things, in every imaginable hue.

A three-year-old whine or Dad’s eyebrows up, “remember what we talked about…”

But here’s the contrast that got me thinking—

“Hey” can have the most cutting edge to it,

Or it can be the softest whisper, a hand on the shoulder,

“It’s all right.”

A simple word, it doesn’t mean much,

So it can mean a lot.

It’s all in the tone, the face, the heart.

Just a thought.

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Written in Late July—

Words piling up like thoughts in a traffic jam.

Waiting on the light to change.

Be home soon.