some strangers speak
in open air,
some kins speak from a box,
vagabonds befriend aware
relatives don't knock;
holidays, they obligate
the bloodlinks in charades,
all the while kin stage a smile,
yet strangers lavish praise.

family lends a helping hand
but charts a swift return,
strangers pay it forward
sharing lifetime lessons learn'd,

are not we born alone birth
and left alone in crypts,
the strangers wander wondering
why families wear stiff lips?

 © 2008
cynth’ya lewis reed, all rights reserv'd

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