i. after completion

exhaling the morning gray

inhaling the thought of sunrise

recalling consummation

and the softness of the darkness

the solidity of love

the bright future laid out

ii. extended family

the strain of travel to you

your welcoming preparations

your father and your brother

your buoyant cousin visiting

we navigate together

we begin to build a life

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