Platonicus"

by Sammie Johnson

There are these people who I’ve known since birth. They’ve loved me since my first moment on Earth. First for my mother, then for me. Her friends in life, our family.

The joy they bring each other, and the stories they tell bring me a feeling nothing else can compel. The hardships and loss they have each endured, have shown me that there is a cure for life and its misery. The only way to chase the sadness and gloom away is to laugh and love. Be happy to give to those around you. It is the only way to live. There is no blood between us, no obligation to care. But these are the people who’ve always been there.