I wrote this for all the swesties and exiles (and others) who have
become my family at college over the past year. You're awesome and I
love you lots. :)
Life is lived in these moments
these flashes of joy
microcosms that encapsulate the love
and devotion we share
- and we know that we are a family
and will never let go.
Still, sometimes people have to go -
travel far - and in those moments
the lines that bind our family
stretch, and joy
seems a soft and fragile thing - a partial share
of love.
But love
is strong, and as we go
about our lives we share
the full and tender moments
that tell us that life is worth it - the joy
that comes from friends becoming family.
And that is the best family -
the one you choose to live with for love's
sake, for the reward of joy.
Thus we go
about our days, moment by moment
by moment for us to share
And share we do - share
with family
these moments
that make up life and love
these choices to hold on and to let go,
to give other people joy.
It was enough to feel joy
together, to share
time and memories we will never let go
of, to make us a family
that will not forget the love
we had in these beautiful moments.
(I find joy in family
- these good friends - we share love
and go searching for these moments - adventure is out there.)
