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The Perfect Big Sister

I am the ignored big sister, The good big sister, The must be perfect big sister. I look at the high podium that I was forced to build. Why? I don't want this.. My little brother hates me, My Grandparents expect everything from me, My parents expect more from me. No one knows me. You must think I'm a perfect student, I struggled silently for years with anxiety, I have depression. My grades are terrible. I’m failing orchestra. WHY? In an unintentional protest to my parents? I wish I knew. I was perfect for so long, or I tried to be perfect, that I finally snapped. But, I am the perfect big sister, I must pick myself up, I’m the good big sister, I donate baked goods for my brother's troop. But I'm the ignored big sister so nothing I do will be recognised, no one will care if I have to stay up an extra two hours to bake. I am the perfectly good big sister. I hope.

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Date: 4/28/2025 2:10:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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Date: 4/23/2025 11:46:00 AM
It is hard to be the big sister, I know!
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