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O' sister my sister
as kids
it was pulling hair,
hard
fighting— drop down, drag out
yes, cats and dogs
leaving welts
and long harbored bad feelings
stealing each other's clothes
uncommon ground
tattle tailing (mostly me)
just— oil and vinegar
aging
wisely,
came with less conflict
more unity
love, respect, appreciation;
grasping parental effects
on each and all three
empathy within our sisterhood
hearts combined by blood
ash and grit
(and undoubted resemblance)
When time passes quickly, sometimes you're unaware of just how selfish you become in your own life's journey....
Then it became,
b r o k e n
My idol
My—
Captain, my Captain
a rock of fortune
love that was born, not learned
such respect of utter strength
born from witnessing the worst
of all imaginable worsts
and the darkest of dark days
(She was always my inspiration,
even in all her then, pain)
all.
ripped.
away.
My sister—
gone by choice
of hers to measure
in an unknown understanding
and only hers that she silently defends
No one knew me better in the whole world
Trying to understand
a death with no dead body,
is a particularly harsh pin point pain.
It's always Sunday,
when I think of you
missing all things of you
like warm air stolen from healthy lungs
Sundays, were our day.
Sundays--
were once filled of shared love of coffee
or bullshitting on the back porch for hours
marathon cooking
for both families
yes, for the entire week
at times help with her school,
those quizzes
finally, last memories
of helping me put my pieces back together
Maybe you gave up on me?
Or you really are that selfish now?
This Sunday, now
I truly don't care
.... about why.
because—
Missing you,
and needing
that bond from birth
our only knowns of each other's knowns
shared betwixt knowledge
and every single year I've been on this planet,
... is all I can think of,
that could possibly soothe...
... if only you answered.
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