Love Poem: My Family
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Written by: David Glazier

My Family

My Family

It’s not that we connect by blood, 
nor share our bread through drought or flood.

It’s not that we are joined by name,
nor think, nor act, nor are the same.

It’s not a place we call our home.
It has no structure, wood or stone.

If there’s a notion that could identify...
If there are words worthy to dignify
what my family means to me,
what it truly does signify...

Then, it’s in the way we hold our heads.
It’s in the room where laughter spreads.

It’s in the friends we found inside
the times we thought would break our stride.

It’s in the joys we celebrate;
In taking time-out with a mate.

It’s in the tragic accident
when we all asked God just what was meant?

It’s in our tears, our stoic resolve
To keep together, to problem solve.

My family is golden. It’s a spirit that flies.
It moves between earthly and heavenly lives.

It is that we remember, it is that we still mourn
those that came before us and those who left this shore.

And if there’s a bond that’s stronger than blood,
Then my family is joined by unbreakable love.

This is a choice.
It’s a choice we do choose.
It’s knowing the dread
if this love we did lose.

For my family is 
an unwavering power
A steadfast mountain, 
an unshakeable tower.