Guilty

Mom caught my sister at the sink pouring out her soup. I'd done it first. My poor sister only copied me. She never snitched on me, yet she got Mom's punishment. I got to see the movie she did not get to see! I don't recall if I ever told my sister sorry. So here's my apology; dear Melanie, you know I love you bunches, and next time that I see you, Sis, I'll pay for both the popcorn and your ticket to a show! March 16, 2016

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Susan Gentry

Date: 3/21/2016 11:57:00 PM

:) Congratulations Andrea! Enjoyed it.

Brian Mcclain

Date: 3/21/2016 6:39:00 PM

Hi Andrea, Cuz nobody likes a snitch! Wonderful childhood memory, spun into a fantastic poem. Congrats on your placement in the Guilty contest. Cheers, Brian

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores

Date: 3/21/2016 7:46:00 AM

Congratulations on the placement of the contest Andra.

Wendy Rycroft

Date: 3/21/2016 6:15:00 AM

Very funny congrats x

Probir Gupta

Date: 3/20/2016 8:57:00 PM

Lovely poem. Congrats for the placement...

Lu Loo

Date: 3/20/2016 5:16:00 PM

Andrea, congrats on your placement in the contest:)-luloo

Lin Lane

Date: 3/20/2016 4:54:00 PM

Congratulations on your placement, Andrea. You have a sister worth appreciating! ;)

Jan Allison

Date: 3/20/2016 4:49:00 PM

many congrats on your win - now you can't get enough of soup lol:-) hugs jan xx

James Inman

Date: 3/20/2016 3:39:00 PM

Wonderful write Andrea. The feelings seem much deeper than the words on the page. To have a simple little thing eat at you for so long. Guilt is a lingering thing. Make sure she reads this.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 3/20/2016 6:46:00 PM

Oh, Ralph, I don't feel that guilty about this. In fact, I wrote another poem more comical about it years ago and let her see it. This is all I could come up with for the contest. I was such an angel otherwise. hahaha

Funom Makama

Date: 3/18/2016 11:35:00 AM

This is one of the bright part of a moody day as today for me. I am blessed reading this piece. Keep on writing lovely. cheers!

Bl Devnath

Date: 3/17/2016 4:26:00 PM

Ha ha ha.... very nicely penned a lovely memory. Good luck. Loved always my lovely friend, bl

Jan Allison

Date: 3/17/2016 3:53:00 PM

Oh this made me laugh Andrea - good luck in the contest:-) hugs Jan xx

Arthur Vaso

Date: 3/17/2016 12:26:00 AM

Can you post her telephone and address here, so we can follow up on this confession? :) Make sure she received it!!! Kidding, this is so beautiful, and brought me smiles!

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/16/2016 10:28:00 PM

Funny the little things that stick with you, and seem like such a big deal at the time ... I doubt if your sister even remembers! Your house sounds a bit like mine ... if we didn't like the food then we wouldn't eat or get to leave the table (ever stare at your plate hoping your meal would somehow disintegrate magically? ... lol) ...

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 3/16/2016 10:10:00 PM

G'day Andrea ... it's the second mouse who gets the cheese on a mousetrap - really good Andrea - Lindsay

Tim Smith

Date: 3/16/2016 3:35:00 PM

It is always the one who goes second who gets caught. She has probably forgotten about it.

Walter T. Ashe

Date: 3/16/2016 2:55:00 PM

:-) :-) :-) As I read this I had to laugh at things my brother and I did! Thank you for the :-)!

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 3/16/2016 1:55:00 PM

I had something like that happen with my brother..the little rat said I was the one who threw my lunch behind the woodpile..I can still see him laughing while I got a swat..love him though...cute poem...BG