Family

 Family

I had a niece.

Her name was Georgia.

She was funny, cuddly, smart, and curious.

She is gone but she did not die.

There was no memorial service, no chance to mourn.

She is gone forever, her name is dead.

But I do not miss her.

I am not sad.

Because now I have a nephew.

His name is Dyllon.

He is funny, smart, curious, and brave.

I did not receive a birth announcement, did not make a baby blankie.

He chose his name, told us how to spell it.

I embrace his ability to find himself, to identify who he would be.

I do not miss who he was, because he has been there all along.

He is my nephew and always has been.

He was just waiting for the rest of us to see him.

-PKW 2019