Every Day They Became Part of Him

<p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Every Day They Became Part of Him</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> explores the ties among family history queer kinship northwest ecology and a living universe. In these poems the main character leaves home with purpose and intentionally returns to help with elder care. Relationships braid together human joys and grief with mortality that reflects something bigger than us. Our protagonist's experience helps him navigate in a space where time no longer seems to move forward. How do queer development desire and resilience open us to possibilities? What do trans perspectives reveal about natural spiritual and cultural dimensions? Can these perceptions support relating to a loved one with dementia?</span></p>