I
didn’t know where I was going
If
it’s a state or residence
When
I began to remember
All
I wanted to do was go to Virginia
Dad,
are we going to Virginia
My
favorite family and so much fun
We
do everything under the sun
It’ll
start at Aunt Ree’s house
Celebrations,
reunions, and cookouts
To
this day, your home is always my hotel
As
a child, I’ll run the little steps to a bowl of cereal
or
to your good breakfast cooking smell
The
Christmases I brought down my toys
to
share with my first, favorite woman cousin, Joye
Yes,
I was bad and bit her on the butt
You
wanted to tear my hind pots up
Just
leave it to my mother
because
I was becoming a brother
Aunt
Ree, you named my only sibling, Shante Marie
Trips
we took to Florida’s Disney World
It
was you, me, Meme, and Aunt Jerl
I
have a bond with Robbin, you see
He
taught me how to play Super Mario Bros. 3
Good
ole days of entertainment and Nintendo in the den
I’m
excited from different company walking in
It
could be Aunt Frances, Skookie, Ivan, Fee, Kita, and Gwen
Aunt
Margie, MC, Derrick, Boo-Boo, Sylvia, T, Jevon, Keke
Uncle Bob, Raynor, or of
the family, a friend
I’m
older and I can talk to you about life
How
I wanted to settle down, have children… wife
Backfired,
you said, I just wanna be treated right
Let
me learn from mistakes, it’s my plight
These
times has come to past
January
4, 2015, is when I saw you, last
We
were happy to see each other for the New Year
Few
days later, I break down and shed tears
Received
call from cousin David, you passed away
I
was like, look man, don’t play
He
wasn’t, I packed a bag and came right away
I’m
gonna miss your great warm spirit, jokes, and smile
Wash
your hands, have you eaten anything, where’s little Al
Now,
I’m saying what happened, where’s my favorite aunt
I
know, as I haven’t seen him in a while
Say
hello for me to Uncle Hunt© 2015, Alphonso Taylor. All rights reserved. No republication of this material in any form or medium is permitted without expressed permission of the author.
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