Chosen Family

When you look around a crowded room
you see many faces, all in bloom.
These are the people you choose to be with
not because you are bound by blood
but, instead, because of love.
These are the friends that have helped you through
when you are all alone: sad and blue.
These are the friends that give their all,
and drop everything for you after getting a call.
These are the friends that you laugh with, live for and love.
And I believe they are sent from above.
There is no greater bond than that of friendship,
the love and honor is much like kinship.
I am thankful every day
for the many friends that have come my way...
You are my chosen family.



  My friends have been a very important part of my life. They've been by my side through the good, the bad and the really, really bad times. They have inspired me and encouraged me with everything I do. I would not have made it this far in life, nor would I be the person I am today, without their love and support. For that, I am eternally grateful to them. This poem is a dedication to them. They are my chosen family and I love them all very much.

This poem was published in an anthology in 2003.