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I chose this poem because no matter how hard we try not to be, we are always connected with one another in some way or another. This poem more specifically is showing romantic love but I think it still shows how we connect with others.
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Every moment we spent together
Has touched our lives, our souls forever.
The things that we shared and learned
Is permanent growth that we've earned.

The person that I have grown into today
Did not get there by chance, no way.
I am who I am partly because of you,
And you are YOU because of me, too.

The changes I see
And what I have learned about me
Are a response to how we affected our lives
And what we discover in each other's eyes.

It is uncertain if we have to part or one day live together.
Either way, we have touched our lives forever!
No matter what the future will show,
No matter what we are told.

We are connected on such a deep level
That no one can remove that, not even the devil.
Our feelings might be different a year from now,
But you are part of me forever somehow.

A part of me will always be you,
And a part of you will always be me.
No matter what happens, that much is certain.
Our souls are one until life closes the curtain.

I will love your forever,
For worse or for better.

You are tattooed in my heart,
And nothing can tear our souls apart.

I will never forget you,
For my love is honest and true.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/forever-connected

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Poem #2 Missing Connections (Up In Smoke)

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Poem #2 Missing Connections (Up In Smoke)

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This poem is more about the lack of connection that this person feels rather than making connections but I think that this shows how easy it is to turn away from the opportunity to connect with others
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You asked me by chance in a momentary passing
if I happened to have a lighter

I patted my pockets desperately
for the red one that is usually hidden

I saw you were already turning to leave
and knowing I was losing time

I promptly lit myself on fire just to see
your statuesque form inhale in front of me a bit longer

I watched you walk away into the gray fog
I've never seen you since that day

But I have ever since found myself burning
Literally singed with desire

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross.

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Diana Ross.

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The chorus "Ain't no mountain high enough, ain't no valley low enough" shows that this person will do anything for the other one showing a clear connection between the two
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cce72tWrn0E

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"Long Distance" by Lacey Dudley in the Elysian Eagle

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"Long Distance" by Lacey Dudley in the Elysian Eagle

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The short story is about a boy and a girl who fell in love with one another very quickly. They bonded relatively well. But, not all good things could have lasted because the girl had to move, and she had to move far away from him. They planned a road trip together when they turned 18 because they both needed the connection with one another

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I really enjoy spending time with my dog and I do believe that the feeling is mutual as he was sleeping on my as I was playing on my phone. Over the 4 months that he's been with our family, I have connected and spent a great deal of my free time playing and just hanging out with him.

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Connections with my friends (artifact of choice)

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Connections with my friends (artifact of choice)

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These are my pals and I have connected with them on a higher level than I connect with most and that's why they're my friends.

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Man Connecting with God (artifact of choice)

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Man Connecting with God (artifact of choice)

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This is a very famous painting called "The Creation of Adam" showing a human connection with God. He was supposedly the first human being to have ever existed and so even God was able to connect with him too.