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Family Ties

September 29, 2016
By isuess GOLD, Oakland, California
isuess GOLD, Oakland, California
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Favorite Quote:
"You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life."


Family is the hushed words of white-haired ladies
gazing with sharp eagle eyes,
concerned

 

Family is the small dangerous dwarves
Toddlers with stubby legs scuffling through halls,
Giggling through full bellies

 

Family is a ladled soup
Brought to a table with endless scratches,
Nearby sit grumbling grandpas
Their wrinkled pants surround an elderly card table,
Leather chairs listening in

 

Family is an array of cousins
Gathered from the world’s corners
Coming together with shared blood and halting curiosity
Many languages stitched- a patchwork conversation

 

Family is and has no reason to be
Against all odds,
Comfort



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