Family is a car.

Parents are the engine,

Bringing the car to life,

Steering its way most of the time.

Grandparents are the headlights,

paving the way.

Cousins are the radio and air- conditioning,

There to make the ride more enjoyable.

Aunts are the seats,

There for support.

Siblings are the color of the car,

there to make the car look better.

Pets are the passengers,

Just along for the ride.

And you are the driver,

deciding where you go,

and what happens next.

Lila Holmes

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