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an ode to my sister

January 4, 2024
By amorg-os BRONZE, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
amorg-os BRONZE, East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
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Favorite Quote:
"Our lives begin to end the day we become slient about things that matter" Martin Luther King Jr.


Although your skin may not remain gentle

I hope that you will

I know that when time catches up to you it will be hard

And I know that the dust on the blinds will feel like anchors

But please let sunlight pour in your room like gentle honey

Let it brush your skin the way mom did when you’d cry

Let yourself rest below the stars even though I know you wish for everything

Disregard the pain that comes with age, instead peer outside and take inspiration from the trees

For their strength is only heightened with every passing year

Let no amount of words weather you down

For you're not someone meant for a life that dull

I’ll forever carry each lesson you’ve taught me

As an older sister, you’ve well surpassed your title

Thank you for eternity

ps - do you think we’re sisters in every universe? (I think so)


The author's comments:

growing up my household wasn't great and I only had my sister to depend on. I don't think I ever realized how much strength it took to raise a kid 3 years younger than her and having to deal with every other problem we had in the house, all the while facing her own. To this day I still learn from her and I don't think I could have been blessed with a greater role model. If somehow you stumble across this, you didn't!


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