Moment Mori

I went home early today
To hold my family, Close and tight

Embraces that squeezed belonging into them
Hugs that bound our hearts

Death had come to others
And it froze me

Death had been seen nearby
And I remembered

These were the things that mattered

Not the noise of the world
The noise of my kids

Not worldly acclaim or fame
To be loved by them

Sometimes I forget
As urgency screams loud

And wants and dreams
Crowd out real needs

To be loved, to be theirs, to be there

I went home early today
To hold my family, close and tight

Embraces that squeezed belonging into me
Hugs that bound our hearts