Family & Belonging
Poetry about the people we come from, the people we choose, and the complicated ways family can mean love, distance, loyalty, hurt, and belonging all at once.
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In the middle of pain, a little voice asks for Aunty Chy, turning one ordinary call into proof of where comfort lives.
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Every time Gabby says “sister,” Beaner looks back with a smile, proving love can answer perfectly without translation.
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Across a screen, two sisters find one another in smiles, recognition, and a kind of love that never needed many words.
Between Bruises & Blooms 