My thanksgiving message is two-fold
For the one farthest from my heart
And for the one closest to my heart
Part I –
For the one farthest from my heart –
the one for whom the first response is hate
I want to offer my thanks to him
for by tearing apart
our worlds the way you did in a fraction
of an insane moment
in the flutter of an eyelid
in that blinkered thought
when you choose to believe
in that warped message
you also reminded us of
things we take for granted
the need to offer our
thanks
for every second that we have with our loved ones
for every memory and moment we share
for every corner we turned and every hand we held
for the laughter and the warm tears that followed
for the abundance and the sharing when there was less
for the journey’s and the halts
the shared turkey dinners and the apron stains that came along
for the funeral wreaths, we were able to lay
in addition, the care we knew existed in the extended hearts
that our family had spread across the world
You – the farthest from my heart ..
in that one moment of wrapping the fire strap
around your chest and blowing away all your thanks
taught us the lesson of thanksgiving yet again
and for that, I want to say thanks to you
wherever you are
and as your family sits at thanksgiving today
may they be blessed
with the fortitude to share your stories
and may they only remember those
that bring the kinder tears to their eyes
Part II –
For the one closest to my heart –
As true to the soul as truth can be
I want you to know I love you
For the world might end just this second
A force beyond you and me
may use our world to prove a banal point
I want you to know
that I am yours in life and in death
However, who knows….
The world might go on forever
Beautifully enchanting
the planets in the momentum they are meant to be
Well then.. even more so ..
I want you to know how much I love you
and want you to believe with me
just in the simple old-fashioned way
that love stories never end!!
Kashiana 