Family Ties
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Pause that moment for me.
Stop the clock and rewind,
To when the three brothers wrestled
Without a fuss.
Pause for awhile.
Pause that moment for me.
Go back a second to when the oldest brother
Stopped me and asked if I was alright
As the tears hit the floor.
Pause for moment.
Pause that moment for me.
Rewind to when the middle brother
Asked for me to sit next to him.
Why hadn’t I said yes?
Pause so I can say yes.
Pause that moment for me.
Take the hand of time and take me
To when the littlest brother just wanted
To play. Let me go back, shut down the system
And pause mid throw.
Pause that moment for me.
Click that button so I can
Cuddle with my little sister,
With her head on my shoulder.
Pause so I won’t lose you.
How time flies when you grow,
And how the moments go.
But I can’t rewind.
And I can’t keep you here.
But maybe I can pause and savor the now.