Patriarch

The family is all together so now begins the new era

life old anew

known source of light

from flurries outside For your memorial

and wake on the stairs and burial

with ghosts looking on in wonder

we all knew that it continues

You

parts of

You

and what’s left is us

Something’s missing private advocates

wounds healing with hearts collected

And the guns fire open

so we all know

feel

some of your fear

whatever is in that box golden joinery

viva present bedrock is only that

You

because of the family

standing all around it

breath pain pleasure love t o g æt h e r