The Sisters Alvarado

I’m down memory lane…
That path is full of dead ends  
& painful scars
that time can’t heal!
The sisters I thought I’d always have
but lost to life!
They’re in so many songs
that make me cry!!!
They are gone  
with no future memories  
to come!!!  
The end happened years ago
but I can’t let go!
I have few people I truly loved  
and my sisters are the only reason  
I fought to survive…
Now I go on without them…
The common problem that united us  
became the person that separates us…  
It hurts to know they didn’t love me  
the way I love them!  
Their betrayal hurt much more  
than his abuse!
Pain became my muse…
I painted poetry with sad words!
Pain, the only company
that came to stay.  
Pain… that I had to face each day  
until it became a once in a while event…  
A drinking night  
with songs  
and tears  
running like streams.  
Singing as loud as I can
to drown my screams!
We had so many dreams  
That haunt me like nightmares!!!
 I alone hurt  
 I alone must stand tomorrow  
wipe my tears  
and accept  
a life without them…
Loving them as much as yesteryears…
 
Maria De Jesús  
3/30/2024