Wednesday, January 16, 2008

a prelude

god bless all brave enough to live with me
courage is a requirement: big, big hearts
big enough to forgive, forbear, not see
or see and love, regardless, more and more

few seek to live with others they don't know
few seek to live with many more than one
few healthy deign to live like this for long
few odd enough to want to carry on

we're not a family. just two by blood,
two others by their vows are so attached,
two more attend the elder and their room
is something of compensation package

we choose to love the accidental home
inhabited by those we've never known

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