separate ways

it's blood,
but it's not blood. not
that river
of sameness
that travels within
the body
that makes
the bond, it's something
else.
in the heart, the mind.
a seeing
things together, agreeing
on what is right,
what is wrong.
family
has no say in this.
it's something else,
undefined, unsettled
until
later when one goes
forward
the other stays behind.