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Sisters?
Here are my two children
One pretty, the other smart
Painful is the message
To a child’s heart
Feeling insufficient
Despite what side you’re on
Traumatic impression
An adolescences gone
Instead of being sisters
Rivals we became
Competing for attention
Always placing blame
A constant apprehension
Fostering of fears
Animosity developed
Carried through the years
Although we are now grown
Tensions do not budge
Regardless of my efforts
I sense a bitter grudge
One pretty, the other smart
Painful is the message
To a child’s heart
Feeling insufficient
Despite what side you’re on
Traumatic impression
An adolescences gone
Instead of being sisters
Rivals we became
Competing for attention
Always placing blame
A constant apprehension
Fostering of fears
Animosity developed
Carried through the years
Although we are now grown
Tensions do not budge
Regardless of my efforts
I sense a bitter grudge
Published 10th Apr 2017
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10th Apr 2017 12:56pm
Oh yes I've seen this in families before... friends of my family, there were a couple of bros. with maybe a couple of yrs. between them. One always knew he was attractive, the other just plain smart, anytime they'd argue the name-calling would begin..."dumbass" n ugly motherfucker they said often....
10th Apr 2017 4:00pm
My sister always did the name calling...I just walked away and slammed to door because I would want to punch her...and then cry. Not that I would let her see... It just makes me sad that we don't have any real connection now. But doesn't stop me from trying:) I feel inspiration for another poem as this area hits so close to home...Thank you:-)
10th Apr 2017 5:52pm
I really feel this one Mel I was the smart sister and my sibling the pretty one..
I didn't hold a grudge against her though only wished to have a some of her beauty..
you are both a beautiful and smart poetess..
love Crim
I didn't hold a grudge against her though only wished to have a some of her beauty..
you are both a beautiful and smart poetess..
love Crim
