If they mean you no good
Why are they
In your company?
An acquaintance isn't a friend
A friend isn't a cousin
Some people look for change
In the same place
that troubles them
Others make
the same mistakes
In the environment they
First encountered them
Why do you seek happiness
In the same location you lost it
You live and you learn
But you return and get burned
Family is just a six letter word
These days we make our own
Call it an extended waterline
Because my bloodline unfiltered
My DNA into Splenda
They are the first to hurt you
And the last to help you
Mercury enters your fourth house
Opportunities are knocking
On your door
It bears the same environmental face
It has the same discourse
Blood is richer than water
But it isn't thicker than tar