Family Ties
FAMILY: A domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. Families have some degree of kinship.
Among millions of people in the world, I am Alone
Among the thousands in my state, I feel I have no home
Among hundreds in the city, my connection is none
I was a fatherless child and the angst has grown
Heard one story of the One who helped create my life
It takes one minute to tell and it may not even be right
Only seen one image of the one who gave me earthly light
Burned into memory at age 6, recalled like the gift of sight
Over the years I wondered and dreamed what it would be like
To have a father to protect me, help me be whatever I liked
To want me, to LOVE me, all my idiosyncrasies and faults alike
To have a positive person to advise me on what is truly right
Understood, I have family in regards to blood relation
A mother and four brothers of maternal creation
A sheep amongst the wolves is an understatement
Most people very close to me have no DNA stipulations
Friends, that from across the world, love me and care
Enough to make sure that they are always there
Assisting me as I struggle through, elation and despair
Needing me as well, everything I have, I'm grateful to share
I have my own family now, 3 boys to develop into MEN
They have a father, a daddy who will be there till the end
Although we are apart, we are wise enough to remain FRIENDS
The void in my heart, they will never have to comprehend
So many times, I've cried from needing him here
Wishing to see his face, to know he will be near
In my time of need, when my world is full of fear
Wanting to ease my mind, my genealogy to be clear
Now I am reaching out into the world, in the dark
Searching for a family for which I am a part
The short story told to me was my original start
My determination to succeed is what drives my heart
To seek out strangers, going on none but a name
Desiring fulfillment, this isn't a scheme or game
I want nothing but completion, love would be a gain
My only prayer is that, the ties I make, will remain
On the journey to finding family
On the road to finding me.