About my people~~~

We are scattered about… miles separate us…

but within our hearts, we are

and will be forever,

next-door neighbors.

We share memories of our childhoods,

of leaving home to go off to school,

of weddings, of births

and of deaths.

There is common ground

even though we do not stand face to face,

looking into each other’s eyes.

My heart hurts when your heart hurts,

my heart bursts with joy at your successes.

Together there is a bond formed that no force

can sever… it is a bond formed by love and respect.

You are forever my people,

in this world and the next.