A long and touching story behind all this but I...
Take a deep breathe with a slow exhale...

Few if any would have stuck around
Running off without a fight...

A family of the past
One of the present...

The summer's heat intensified
The tent filled beyond capacity...

Our bond may not be of flesh and blood
But it is a bond of greater strength...

Mother our time together
Was so very, very short...

Death is a fact of life
It is said it is not an end...

Engaging in deep conversation
That requires no spoken words...

Father a year has passed
Since the day of the news...

I close my eyes and I see them.
The pictures I will someday take...

Why the children
I may never understand...

Today is the anniversary of my Aunt's brother's...
A savior, a true hero...