Monday, December 25, 2017

continuity

We are all orphans                                               our own
brothers and sisters                                              children

On nights sacred
On nights profane
We press together
desperately

between I love yous
we take the time to write
love letters to our father
absentee

on certain days we read aloud his               
"check is in the mail" note           
on the fridge
set it to music
sing it beautifully
               
In winter we remember
he'll be back soon
from the store
We celebrate

As long as we have been ourselves
we have been
     alone
   together                                                           to gather
                                                                     
looking up
at the dark
with light in our eyes                                        complete
our warm hands
tightly
ready                                                                   already

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