Family Ties

We give them birth, and then they’re grown,

And now they’ve families all their own,

But ne’er do they depart our hearts,

Of us they’ll always be a part.

They ne’er will stop from being our kids,

We do not wish from us to rid,

We hope they’ll stay part of our lives,

We hope beyond us they’ll survive.

We love the ones who came from them,

We love our times we have with them,

We love that they are part of us,

We hope they’ll not depart from us.

For family ties, there’s nothing like,

We hope they’ll always be alright,

For nothing hurts more, more than this,

When family ties, when they are split.

An Original Work / August 4, 2023