Chaos in the Nearest We Sow

In the crucible of kin, a patriarch once stood,
A cornerstone of wisdom, whose presence felt so good.
His absence leaves a void, a silence in the air,
A legacy of strength and care, beyond compare.

Family, where love and strife entwine,
A tapestry of bonds, both tender and unkind.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
We choose not our family, but we chose how we care.
For in the heart's closest quarters, battles take their place,
Where love's intensity reveals its fierce’t face.

The bigge’t fights, they echo loud, in halls where love should reign,
Tensions rise like tempests, threatening to cause pain.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
In the masala of kinship, emotions run their course,
Yet beneath the surface, may lie an unbreakable force.

These conflicts bear a message, a mirror to our souls,
A testament to the passion that each family holds.
Where does the anger come from?
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
Remind’r of joyous memories past is a salve.
For where there is great love, there too is great potential,
For hurt, for healing, for paths unforeseeable.

Money and power plays its part, a weight upon the heart,
A tangl'd web of worries, tearing bonds apart.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
Ego stands, a towering wall, that prideful’y divides,
While wounds of being wrong’d persist, where wounded hearts reside.
Who has the will reconcile to preside?

Mixed allegiances to culture, a dance of heart and mind,
A tapestry of heritage, intertwined.
Remind’r of joyous memories past is a salve.
The old and new, they mingle and they blend,
A quest to find one's place, to mend what's torn and mend.

The issue of rootedness, a question ever near,
In lands both known and foreign, a sense-of-self held dear.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
The search for where the heart feels most at home,
A journey through the world, to find where one can roam.

Illness casts its shadow, a weight that's hard to bear,
A reminder of our fragility, a lesson learned through care.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
In sickness and in health, we find our bonds are tried,
Yet in the face of hardship, love may stand strong beside.

Destructive are these battles, like storms that rage and roar,
Yet in their aftermath, we may a chance to explore.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
Remind’r of joyous memories past is a salve.
To mend, to heal, to understand, the depths of love and pain,
And emerge stronger, wiser, from the crucible's reign.

For family, though imperfect, is a refuge and a guide,
A place where love may endure, where forgiveness can abide.
Nothing is forever, life is fragile, handle with care.
Remind’r of joyous memories past is a salve.
We choose not our family, but we chose how we care.
Through loss, through culture, through illness and through strife,
We find our strength together, and reclaim the rhythm of life.