sisters

i spoke to debbie on the phone today
terry and i email she lives in Oregon
and sherry i call most mornings at 6am
though today she woke up late and couldn't chat

i love my sisters

they all have their sweet ways and their parents
different than mine for the most part
except debbie and i shared the same house as girls
and today is her mom's birthday omg she was an aries

i love my sisters

sisters share a blood bond even if they didn't know
and once learned it's like a connection gifted
from the universe, a woman put here just for me
i love my older sister and my younger sisters too

i love my sisters

mary was a pretty girl so tiny and so true
she loved me in so many ways she made me laugh
with her lovers fallen at her feet on any given day
she curled up in my arms some days and grief was on her mind

her life was full of emptyness and she turned it in at 31
the age when my life began and my daughter was conceived
she's with me in spirit every sunny day
and especially in the evenings i hold her dear always
i am a better me because of her and i'm grateful

i love my sisters

and this poem is really pretty bad...lol.

4/16/08