Family Tree

Nimble fingers entangle
like twisted branches on a tree
rotted at the root yet,
still we've come to be.

Emotions enthrall
under the house of the Lord
healed under view
and covered in His blood
our tree has grown taller
than the cross sat atop
and will last beyond crumble.

Faith broke curses
through painstaking work
and shared tears.
Dedicated to becoming
more than previously imagined,
altogether united.
Family.