Wednesday, December 15, 2010

family

I think of us.
All of us.
Counting thousands
of moons together.
Celebrating
and grieving.
Toiling
and enjoying.
Until we're plucked
away.
One-by-one.
Starting with me.
I shut my eyes tight
and hope this
vision holds.

2 comments:

Chris Andrews said...

I have horrible fears about repeating the cycle of my parents. This poem is the opposite of that

Brent Vogelman said...

I have the same fears because we are what we repeatedly do and that starts at childhood when we don't know any better. I want to be the one that starts the positive cycle in my family and I think that this poem speaks for that. Parents have a huge impact on their children and if they make a positive impact on their child then that cycle will continue. I think you just being aware and willing to admit this fear will help you overcome it and begin the positive cycle that this poem mentions.

Now with that said, quit crying you big baby. ;P