The Dream

My secret DNA family
descend upon my mother’s house.

Bags, suitcases, luggage galore.

“We’re so sorry,”
they apologise.

“They’re not here,
they’re in
Peru.”

The Meaning

family
The hidden lineage has been unearthed. Open arms replace denial.

luggage
History arrives with more baggage than can ever be unpacked.

my mother’s house
Arriving where absence, secrecy and rejection were inherited.

Peru
Connection, but more of the story remains elsewhere.

What Lingers…

What if finding family doesn’t resolve their absence?

When hidden history finally arrives at the door, what happens?

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Marginalia

This isn’t the first time my dreams have prompted me to dig further into lineage. The house that contains everything was instrumental. And now, Peru is on the table.