Family Ties_________Hard to keep family ties this
day and age. Cities lure the
young with skyscrapers and
malls, and where the masses
congregate, jobs go as well.
My parents lost us to better
work, accepting opportunity
often meant new zip codes.
It was the way of the world.
The Chinese do not believe
in the separation of the clan.
They hold that strength lies
in togetherness. The power
of family comes from sharing
talent, what's held common.
It is no different than how a
nation stays bound. It was in
fact the creed of our states.
United we stand, divided we
fall. May as well 've been finer
print, a footnote we ignored.