Neutral
Neutral
Which side do you stand on when someone declares family is absolute?
Are you the loyalist who believes family is cardinal
With their belief that their law stands above the rest
They mock those who don’t agree with their beliefs
Or are you the broken, who believes family is just a lie
They refused any contact with them. Pretending they didn’t exist
They have nobody else to turn to besides themselves, and that’s okay
But did you know there is an inconspicuous side that nobody ever mentions
They are gray; they are neutral
They neither hate their kin nor do they love them
Why bother wasting energy on hatred? It’s meaningless
They don’t have to pretend to have any warmth in anything
Instead of having family as an anchor, they have something else
They have friends and a partner as their anchor
Yet if that family is in trouble, they run without haste
Duty may exist, but their devotion is dead
Family will always be put on the sidelines and placed last
No amount of pleading, judging, or mocking will persuade them otherwise
Their minds have already been made up
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