Family

Gathering people to me
pulling them closer so their
heartbeats drum through my skin
Wrapping my arms around their lives
Gathering them all in
to make a home

Bring your unsung love songs
The dreams you've kept secret
far too long
We'll sing the songs together
and paint your dreams
on a summer sky

And this will be my family
The lonely, the lovely, forgotten or
displaced
The gentle sweet strangers
my loved ones to embrace
I cannot explain why
I gather them to me