"We wrote to each other"

Maybe we are living like a commune
     wolf pack
Profoundly
Permanently
Family.
I was supposed to have the phone interview
It was all choppy
and starting and
     stopping.
wait wait wait, hope I didn't miss the love train
A nice time at the pool,
     It's great to hear from you.
Right in my own backyard,
the Santa Catalina Mountains.
surrounded by
     water
the honey badger I do
admire that tough little guy
fighting the same battle
     I felt safe and loved.
At 4:30am, a good time for
a good memory.
     Expecto Patronum.
love the sound of wind
no time to
     sit
around feeling down
It was fun, we felt like adults
I think you wore my shoes
     What a year.
laughing through the tears
the most amazing mother
Beautiful sunrises, sunsets
I'm not sure how to add anything,
falling in love,
holding on to each other and our dogs, of course.
I'm not sure how
the absolute
     worst
year
of my life
has also been the absolute best.
Can't stop the tears from flowing. . .
They are happy
     tears. . .
About to leave for airport
We will call from sunny Tucson.

This is a poem for my family, written by my family. We've been exchanging emails. All of these words come from us, from the trials and the triumphs and the struggles and the love we shared this year. It has been the most powerful year of my life. I dedicate this "found poem" to my Aunt Kay, who is and always will be my hero. Merry Christmas, 2014. 

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