Relationship Family Poems | Examples
These Relationship Family poems are examples of Family poems about Relationship. These are the best examples of Family Relationship poems written by international poets.
The Visitor
He pushed at the open door
no sound
just darkness inside.
Dust filtered his
nostrils,
a mustiness of lost years
inhabited his senses.
A loose floorboard
creaked in the stairwell,
the aroma
of her Chanel provoked memories
of his
living hell.
A tear of self-pity congealed
in the dirt at his feet
He switched on the light
"Hello son
I knew you'd be back;
He's gone..."
they wear matching pajamas in every picture
no other family has four sets of matching pajamas
but this is no ordinary family
they are all of the same mind
have identical thoughts
agree on everything
they believe in this and that
but not the other
one spring day they lost one brother
he had fallen in love
with another
shameful brother
they wrote him out of the Christmas letter
burned his matching pajamas
never saw him again
one mind, one voice equals win-win
the next one to run off was his twin
A family member hurt me today
it left me knowing not what to say
To be honest, I am not sure what I did wrong
It feels like that is my constant song
I am tiptoeing around the relationship
and not sure what will be my next quip
Is it better to stay silent and brood
and hope that healing will come and change the mood?
I will continue to hope and pray
and perhaps for a while, I will stay away
Family is the place where my people are
I carry it in my heart even if I may be far.
A sweet sanctuary where we roost and rest
A lovely abode, more than all mansions blest.
After the day’s toil, it is to family’s shelter we retire.
A simple dwelling with not even a palace on par.
A place of love when in joy or grief we are together,
Where we can be as we are, with no pretenses ever.
Here with love’s leavened bread, we are fed
Where each member is bound by unity’s thread.
My life just didn’t start when I was born
It is interwoven with those who have come before
Many people make up who I am
Some I have met but for a few short years
Others have been gone long before I am
From far-away lands they came to be
Looking for a better life for them and me
From all kinds of walks in life were they
But yet each has made an impact in some way
As my hair could be curly or straight
My eyes could be as dark as the night
Or as blue as the sky
My skin could be light or dark,
Or any shade in-between
My genes are what my ancestors gave to me
Whether it be shaping the country
Or shaping me
Their journey continues even in me
Of course, the nine lives of cats
is a fond myth -- though they are
tenacious warriors and survivors --
That being said, the two I am owned
by, also have a marshmallow center,
affectionate and loving when nothing
to fear. Their purrs are therapeutic --
relaxing, in a sense spiritually
transcending. And no purity test
required with cats~ they either like
you, or not. Feed them what they want,
and they are a friend for life. Every
meal I am reminded of just how much
I love my wife; and how purr-fect our
relationship....
Homespun holidays around the corner
Closeknit loving bonds with family and friends
Time for orchestrating precious memories
Wordku: 5-7-5
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Treated like you don’t deserve
tepid greetings that unnerve
No sparks of warmth nor dying embers
Did you hurt somehow this family member
Once you got along just fine
then came changes over time
Until she simply stopped calling you
and when you tried, your calls eschewed
The hurt is real, you want to say
yet you fear she'll go away
So, the game you continue to play
leave another message, call it a day
beliefs between bones break biology
called Black Betty
she’s graceful
a rare beauty
still, quite a handful
she’s had her share
of adventure
and misadventure
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Life is much better today
Trauma has been staying away
My son is healing daily
I hold my head high
and keep my emotions steady
Addiction is hard on families
not just the person addicted
my son told me not
to care about his situation
to just cut him loose
A mother just can't quit
a relationship with her offspring
A mother's heart is forgiving
I prayed often and always
For healing for us all
Shel was a pecksniffian, hypocritical goody-do.
Acted like most people were gum on her size ten shoe.
Her daughter Sue brought home a nice guy named Lonnie Lou
With pharisaical precision Shel lambasted him red and blue
A year later Sue ran off with Lonnie Lou to Kalamazoo
Shel has never met her granddaughters, Laurie Lynn or Linda Lou
She is not likely to ever meet them either, confided Sue
What she did to me, I will never let her do to my two.
You are gone and I am okay.
In fact, I wanted it this way.
For you, life was a machete.
I always wished you to be free.
Leaving us for months, sometimes years,
made me often spill grieving tears
or scream aloud my sibling's plea.
I always wished you to be free.
I lived with a broken heart stain
and thought with an aching brain strain.
Was such fated for you and me?
I always wished you to be free.
Even though due to a health lack,
I was glad events brought you back.
Three years joined before death took thee.
I always wished you to be free.
He was obnoxious almost to the point of repulsive
Constant banter escaped his always yapping jowls
He gave you no space or peace, monopolizing all conversation
Many stopped attending family reunions due to this brazen boor
It just feels wrong to leave someone alone,
who is struggling greatly
But it is what he is asking for
Can I turn my back on someone who is hurting
and leave him to his dark thoughts?
I can because I respect our relationship
and I realize that I may be pushing in my
desire to help. But I do wonder if
it is a healthy thing to basically turn
the relationship off for a time
Will it still be a relationship when he is ready?
That is a good question, but not one for me to ask
since I don't need the space, he does
and I will give it, while increasing my prayers for him
and resting in the knowlege that God is in control