The Family Spot
Created as a celebration of all beings united by love and history, this video originated as a response to current social and political definitions of what family is. The accompanying poem is a further examination of family, the struggle with conditioning, and personal beliefs.
I’m watching him
Struggling to eat
Knowing how much he wants to
But
Just
Can’t
My family has never been make-believe
But I thought it was
Because that’s what I was taught
I know better now because I have one
Hard-won
I have a family and a home.
I have learned:
A home is a home no matter what it is made of
Just like a family is a family no matter what it is made of.