a family is bittersweet
love, camaraderie and all the stereotypes
not a truth but an idea

family is loud and chaos
work, not peace
an obligation

family takes for granted and expects

memories and nostalgia
in its past
frustration and second guessing
in its present
hope and security
in its future

family is love co-mingling with spite
the creation of a legacy so we live on
long after we leave the earth-plane

for some, family is a burden
for others, family is the key to survival

for some, a family is born into
for others, a family is created from the fragments of life

family is that basic social unit
which allows us to be accepted
in an all-too-judgmental civilization

 

 

 

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(written with pen on paper)