"I sent you an open invitationand you ended up mailing it backwith no excuses for me to hold on..."

“I sent you an open invitation

and you ended up mailing it back

with no excuses for me to hold on to.

I’ve come to realize that shutting

myself out feels better than you

slamming the door in my face,

leaving me with nothing but questions

that not even you can answer.

People have always told me

that no matter what happens to you

that family will always be there first.

But now that I am surrounded

by those who share the same blood,

all that I can see is unfamiliarity

by looking at the faces of people

who feel more like strangers

than relatives.”

- "Family business," - Colleen Brown