Happy National Siblings Day
to all my unborn siblings
and my siblings in spirit
and to you, brother,
and to you, sister,
and to anyone
in between.
It's been years
since I've seen
you all
or even at all.
But I thought
of you a lot
those L.A. afternoons
when Mom was at work
and playmates were
unavailable and
I was too young
to have a car
and go cruisin'
and too old to play
cowboys by myself.
And I think of you
this special day
when, as usual,
you are once again
unavailable or
out of town
or nonexistent.
It's the thought
that counts.
Or so they say,
Robert Loomis
04-11-2022
Concord CA
