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In Salt Lake, of August of ’94
To Erica and Jesse, I was born
My mom still has a newspaper clipping
Of a birth announcement for me
I mostly remember living with
My mom’s siblings and parents
Until I moved from Virginia when I was six
After my mom married my then-stepdad Eric

I spent the summers with my dad
So many of those months were the best I ever had
One year, we lived with his family
His siblings, parents, and cousins from Tahiti
I spent my days with Christopher and Sean
And sometimes my grandpa’s brother Don
Would visit on weekends with his wife
And a little girl who’s a second cousin of mine

It was a couple years after the passing
As my dad’s aunt, Nancy
I learned she suffered from bipolar disorder
I had never been to a funeral before hers
But that was a long time before my great uncle Jim
I know he died, but never knew how he did
I only met him on a couple of occasions
He played and sung song by the Beatles, and he sounded amazing

This morning, while I was in bed
I found out my great-grandmother met her end
I don’t know if she met God, or found peace
But after a while I was filled with relief
She had been suffering for a long time
But she left a whole family behind
I’m only sad I can’t properly thank her
And pay her back the way she deserved

As I’m typing this up, I’m looking at
April snow still pouring out back
Seeing innumerable flakes
Thinking about my family name
The one I was told to remember well
It’s moments like these I’m compelled
To remember where I’m from, and knowing
That it’s the same as where I’m going

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from Salt Water Hymnal, released May 12, 2015

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The Split Infinitives Salt Lake City, Utah

Project founded by Holden Martinson and Brian Adkins in 2008.

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