Write a poem that takes the form of a family portrait.
SNAP-SHOT
After the Lloyd-Joy family reunion ended
We-all crowded on the brick stoop
On Tompkins Ave for one
More pic before sundown.
Daddy already teetering taking turns
From a silver flask tucked next to Uncle JT's
Heart. Junior still in grown folks business busy
Peeking at Aunt Pauline's Jesus
On the cross tatoo inked on her chest.
Sissy sitting alone looking silly pretending
Like she don't care Grandma's cat
Tabby died last week.
And poor Momma trying to keep us holding
Those cheesy grins still one
More minute so she could
Click-clap-flash capture another
Snap-shot for her prized collection
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