Family history is not always complete, it would seem;
one might even call this, a not so clear dipping stream.
Parts never appear like straight lines to your mind;
lots of twists and turns run in that flow to find.

Many happy curves looked beautiful to see,
like a bird in flight, they will set your soul free.
Others, the very rough ones, just break every heart;
my long hidden story could, very well, tear some apart!

We are all born into one certain place and time,
mostly there is only faint reason or rhyme.
For our delightful family on the bay road,
life delivers an awful emotional load!

These lives and THE CHURCH never escape any mind;
they may trample your heart and leave it far behind!
Likely you’ll want to quickly search for a new page,
when your head lashes out in tumultuous rage!

I know how difficult this story must be;
it has been impossible for me to remain free!