In Denver
Visiting my brother
I stood by birch trees
Growing in a stand
On the mountainside
And mentally connected the dots
To see how their root system was
Not one alone but all interconnected
Under the earth
So oftentimes
I find myself remembering
How all life springs
From a communal source
Acknowledging a heritage shared
Across such remarkable groupings
With cousins and aunts
We give expression to genetic tendencies
For curly hair and learning disabilities
And various other things
Both for better and worse
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