Sister I Never Had
When I was younger
I thought you were so cool
So much so that I
wrote a paper about you in school
You are much older
and that's neither of our fault
But you aren't involved
not like I would have thought
Maybe I was annoying
and you were a teen
But now that I'm an adult
it's painful to see
Maybe you don't like my mom
or you have feelings toward dad
You've chosen to estrange yourself
You're the sister I've never had
And while it hurts and I've cried
when I think about you not wanting me
I've come to accept it
as my lonely reality
I've had some hardships
when having you would have been nice
But you aren't here
to share any advice
I've learned that blood
doesn't mean family
I've got myself a great one
though they're not related to me
And there is this girl
Nine years my younger
She lights up the world
like lightning and thunder
She's brave and she's fierce
she's smart and she's clever
and I've realized with time
she's the sister you were never
So I'm learning this role
with no help from you
I hope I can be to her
what she is to me, too
Birthdays and Christmas
her first tattoo
I'd be lying if I said
it didn't make me think of you
What I wish you would have been
what we could have been together
I never knew then
I'd find something much better
She's wonderful and kind
my sister I was so lucky to find
Perhaps thanks are in order
you've inspired me to always support her
I won't leave or betray her
and truly I'm glad
to be the cycle-breaker
I've found the sister I never had
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