an introduction LOVE > BLOOD

Family, to me, is the scars on my wrist The slamming doors The sounds of shouting This wanting to be noticed Fear and shame The sense that you're not enough Pain, and being abandoned Family means little to me They're not worth speaking about They're the only ones that made it wrong Nothing hugs like a family hug My family is the never-ending heartbreak I never asked for And it's also okay to move out Family is chosen Family isn't blood The blood of the covenant is thickеr than the water of the womb It doesn't matter if you chose your family It's not always biology They're more my family than my own family is Love means far more than blood ever will On the bad days, they help you carry that heavy burden It doesn't matter if we talk- if we don't talk for weeks Being there for each other Who picks you up when you need them to Family is sitting down around the dining table Like a shelter that I can come to They're who love us at our worst Unconditional love Even when you make mistakes, you know they'll still be there There to cheer you on It's cuddles with bedtime stories Everything else is just genetics I wouldn't be here without them My reason for still being here Things can change with time Family isn't the DNA that runs in your veins