Family (Poem)

why should I care that you do not claim me

I threw away that tie long ago

never understood it from the beginning

this accidental kinship you pull like a chain

I never sought favor but sometimes found love

kindness wins me over at once

for you I’ve nothing but saddened compassion

a stranger so damaged you don’t wish any repair

a mirror into which I stare

are those my eyes that look so coldly back

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