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Runt Litter

You were the runt of the litter Both sweet and bitter With pretty blonde hair Without a care Yet painfully aware That being born in the middle Was to play second fiddle Neither the older or the young You have overcome The 24 year's of crocodile tear's And countless scar's With angelic grace and stoic face When all the star's and time align And all the smile's and laugh's you've left Are counted up Every love you never felt Will forever be yours to keep When your asleep in cotton blankets Finally I love you thankfully It's not your fault that growing up You failed to matter You brought the noise kid Unfortunately we were love deaf

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 7/5/2017 5:13:00 PM
This is so sad to read. I know often the middle child is neglected and the older and younger children are seen to be the favourites I had one sister but we were treated like Cinderella and the ugly sister so I can relate to so much and it is only now that my mother actually appreciates me and she has very little to do with my sister. I love that final stanza ... finally people around her appreciate her and THEY were the ones not appreciating her for who she was as a person:-( hugs Jan xx
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Christopher Flaherty
Date: 7/5/2017 5:26:00 PM
Cheers Jan Sad to hear your Mum doesn't have much to do with your sister. I don't know the details so I won't comment but I hope time heals all wound's and love prevails

Book: Shattered Sighs