Family Poem by Matt Kephart

she feels that i must
have a family to trust
but she doesnt know blood
means as much to me as mud
but i still have those i love
not the people she thinks of
my family are my friends
they'll stand by me to the end
i've fought and been hurt and felt alive
but only when my friends were at my side
i hope that she'll see
my friends are my true family
and i hope that one day
she'll come to me and say
she knows how i feel
she's learned how to deal
i want her to feel joy
to love and laugh with that special boy
to brave the storm of life
together forever as husband and wife