*Dedicated to Steph Simmons*

Throughout life
People come to us
For a reason
A season
Or a lifetime

Those lifetime folks
Are the ones that have
Been through
Hardships
Dangers
Beauty
And
Love

They aren't blood
They are soul
They are breath
Kindness prevailing

Souls contracted
Before inception
To fly together
At just the right time

My tribe
Consists of these
Some I've known for many years
Others for a shorter while
But it's a pack
Of souls I treasure deeply

If I say to you, you are
My tribe
Consider it an eternal thing
Blood is far too human
To explain this depth

It goes beyond this world
Beyond life on earth
This connection is spiritual
To help everyone grow
Both the young souls
And old

Heavenly bonds never break
Welcome to my tribe
And so it goes