IT'S JUST US

there is no understanding here

just a reluctant acceptance as

life clings to the hopes of others;

a peace-of-mind shudders

in the wake of confusion

while resting on the familiar

and the patience of love that

has gathered us all together;

life is life in any form

when family is present

and all the chills of the ills

of life's former self are

revealed even though sealed

in special envelopes to be laid

on the table before grace as all

the flaws of the living are forgiven;

familiar are the words and actions

of our love as we share all

that has been given whether it

be from below or above our

comprehensions since that love

sustains us in all that we do,

and in all that we think and

in all that we say, as we honor

his presence, the day, and family.

2017