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We're a Family

July 28, 2014
By EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
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It doesn't matter
that we don't have the same blood.
We're still a family.
Maybe we're not the family
we all wanted it to be.
Maybe we're a broken one,
but we're all still family.
And we're a family,
whether you like it or not.

© Christina G., Bedford, NH

The author's comments:
This was originally a letter to one of my parents, but then I made it into a poem. I started thinking about how my letter/poem can be used for all of us. We are all a family. We are all brothers and sisters. So what if we're not related or that we don't have the same DNA??? We're still a family, despite that we are all different. I know that to have a family, you don't have to have the same blood. I know this because I am adopted and my family isn't related to me or putting it another way, I am not related to them. But doesn't matter. What I'm basically saying and what does matter, is that we're family.
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 15 2014 at 11:45 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Thank you, Longlegs :) I'll see if I can continue, I guess I can continue it, if I think about the letter I gave to one of my parents, a little more. I'll see if I can do that, continue it a little more :) thank you so much, again :)
Longlegs GOLD said...
on Aug. 15 2014 at 1:12 pm
Longlegs GOLD, Greeneville, Tennessee
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This is very short, but still quite touching, escpecially after you read the author's comment. Oh, and I think it ends a little abruptly. Maybe go on? Great job, I loved it. This is definitely five stars. Keep writing!
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 5 2014 at 10:48 pm
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Sorry, I meant me thanking you. My fault.
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND said...
on Aug. 5 2014 at 11:48 am
EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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Wow. You're welcome, though it should be me saying thanking you. I wasn't expecting a comment on this poem. Thank you, so much. 
HudaZav SILVER said...
on Aug. 4 2014 at 7:16 pm
HudaZav SILVER, Toronto, Other
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What a beautiful piece. It was short, yet you honestly managed to touch me in the first few words. Thank you for sharing a poem this personal and amazing