Michael Lushington

FAMILY TREES

Poem,

FAMILY TREES
Photo by Michael Lushington

Vacation with family
Thought 1:
You feel deep love,
That has taken years to brew.
A patient acceptance
Of whatever manifestation of yourself
you happen to expose right now.
Also,
enmeshed in love,
resentment,
jealousy,
worry,
anger,
fear.
Also,
that you will never know more about what it takes for a group to be together and stay together than when you are together and being together matters more than anything else.
Thought 2:
When facing a terrible war or politician:
If only we had better memories,
We might remember,
We’ve done this all before.
We also might remember where we left our glasses.