As one of my own..

I was there when you were born, held you in my arms, and I have watched you grow into a beautiful young man.

You are not my own, but you are in my blood, you have always been as one of my own in my heart.

My heart is now torn, bleeding from the events that have blindsided an entire family, changing them forever.

You are not innocent in your part of the catastrophe and you will be held responsible in one way or another for years to come and that in itself breaks our hearts.

But I want you to know, I love you.

I will never stop loving you, for you are as one of my own.