the red sauce family

i dnn't really have a favorite
aunt
or uncle.
although there's a dozen of
them floating round
in jersey and philly.
lots of johnnies, and Lennies
and stephens, and
dolores.
Gloria, marie, lena.
Sophia.
it's the spaghetti side
of the family
tree. meatballs and red
sauce. extra cheese.
everyone has lost touch
since the parents have died.
the grandmothers,
long gone.
you find out now second
or third hand
when someone passes.
facebook, or an obit,
but there's no phone calls
anymore.
everyone's has lost touch,
despite there being so many
more ways now a days
to keep in touch.
oh well.