Water Under the Bridge

  
 
   
Bound by blood,  
down to the marrow  
a heart beats heavy  
at the years that have narrowed    
   
Not one day passes  
without a closing grace    
that my thoughts are very far,    
from your similar freckled face    
   
Your history is mine, forever entwined    
Those formative years  
of shared life changing 'firsts'    
You were the sun,  
who's orbit I traversed    
   
It was made to be so difficult    
every step of our way  
I carried this so-called little sister's curse  
'twas my unwitting card to play  
   
You swore that I was favored  
and never let me live it down  
was such a raw thorn in my side  
in youth, but especially as we've grown    
   
With age comes wisdom  
and relationships, they slowly change    
two sisters once so very bonded,  
now, five years estranged  
   
These days, my mind finds yours  
in the ether were past sins don't dare    
I reflect on what we've missed    
and relish,  
longingly,  
for what we once did share  
   
Now, a sister's sad secret  
known-  
To have you  
hear me,  
not just listen as I speak  
A hope—  
To quash all pent up animosity,  
finally allowing this toxic dam to break;  
To drain this much sullied water;  
under the bridge it would now flow ~  
In a new harmonious wake