Family Cousin Poems

     Cousins gather neath the table, 
     Gives us space to hear what we're able.

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You're the Ying to my Yang, 
My ride or die, 
The Celtic to my Rangers, 
A truly awesome guy.

I hope you know how much, 
I...

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In childhood days of laughter and play,
Side by side, we'd dance and sway.
Siblings bound by love so true,
Together in all that we'd pursue.

Through schoolyard antics...

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Aw, dear cousin mine
I miss ya
you know I do..

Remember that time?
I stepped through the door
you pulled down my pants 
in front of your whole family
and...

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Date:  March 2041

The weather was agreeable all
Seemed well in the Damian house
Hold early morning. The kids were
Heading out to school. Dolly and 
Molly were...

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"Morning time to rise and shine."
The two mothers started their
Own chant "MORNING TIME 
THE MOTHERS SAID 
CHILDREN GET OUT OF BED."
The kids protested throwing 
The...

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We bereaved-
Loved our child since she was conceived. 
Doctors declare she was diseased. 
We sneezed and she was seized. 
It’s hard to breathe; I don’t...

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Bright as the first, star that twinkles each night.
Like your Mother, Helen, you are committed to make this nation right!

You work hard at polls, for...

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You were so well-loved.
Your mother truly believed
You were an angel
With the loveliest of eyes
And always a smile so wide.

For K.K.T.
(July 2004 to May 2022)

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"There was...

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Yours was the caring face
Staring back at me,
Someone to look up to ...
When you didn't have to be 

Always brave, always strong
And so inspiring to...

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Growing UP

Grandpa was a good man. 
I loved him my whole life. 
However, there is a question 
in my mind... ??? 

When I was very...

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My cousin Peg is
My cousin Peg does
My cousin Peg does not
My cousin Peg will
My cousin Peg says
My cousin Peg….
I am tired of my cousin’s other...

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My fifteen-year-old cousin is gone.
I thought they meant she had run away.
She was gone gone.
Deceased. She had overdosed.
My only family member on drugs.
There was lots...

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You gave away everything.
You did, didn’t you? 
You didn’t choose, you had to. 
Beaten, broken, smashed, thrashed. 
Mind and body, even soul. 
They took your...

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My third cousin Ivanic has IMM Disorder.
Without pausing for breath, he commandeers all conversations.
Family reunions are ruined because no one else can speak.
His mother, Elzoretta...

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