Day 469: Family
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it amazes me, sometimes –
when i inhale
broadly enough
to hurt
the low, insides of my ribs,
like one who has clearly had too much
thanksgiving dinner,
and still went back for pie,
and the painful intake
of air
and rush of oxygen to the brain
shocks me
into observing
the real life
that in fact,
always
exists around me –
when i realize
how magnificent a thing
like “family” is.
how do so many
different
and opposing
faces
and forces
stem from similar sources?
like magnets,
repelling and bonding
again and again,
riding the same
wild and tame beast
that is our family name.
that journey –
precariously traveled
on the backs of our elders,
leaving soul-crumb trails for the young –
though riddled with clumsy footing
and proud swagger,
is my greatest comfort now,
and i am glad
to share the joyful and the sad
with you,
who love me still.
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