We All Share This Weight
In loving memory of Christopher Washington
and in the hope that Dan Luna remains in good health
Christopher Washington (RIP)
Every person
In every family
Is tied to every
other
By the same thread
Of blood, joy, and
sacrifice
No family escapes
Struggle,
heartbreak, and loss
Each time our
blood
Experiences infection,
we are all infected
Commits a crime,
we all bear the weight
Or is taken in a
flash of viscera and steel
We share the sense
of unfairness
In the suddenness
of its finality
And while all this
loss
Is as natural to
us as breathing
We persist in our
fight to protect each other
From its
inevitability
In our hearts
We dress your
wounds
Make amends
Forgive the
unforgivable
Do the time
Remind each other
to
Take caution
As we take to the
road
Brother
May I dress your
wounds
Take on your
burden
Drive the car for
awhile
I’d gladly put
myself in your place
If it would help
you escape the
Pain and death
promised to us all
Christopher Luna
September 2015
Dan and Christopher in Oregon
Summer 2014
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing this, Christopher. Your poetic and family sense speak lovingly and clearly. Love to you and all the Lunas.
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