Definition

I wish

to redefine

this too tall term:

family

Some nights,

Some nights I sit

Some nights I sit, wet with paint,

high off the fumes

of my own tired thoughts,

and wonder what this term will mean

to him.

If I could,

I’d start my own

dictionary

and paste our picture

beside that word.

The sign that signifies my love.

Some nights,

Some nights I sit

Some nights I sit, in your room

with you curled up

butt in the air,

(un)fairness incarnate

I sit with you,

illuminated by the gleaming

white lights of that

tiny Christmas tree

and foolishly cry

for the things you never had,

and may never even want.

-theGester