30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 11: SISTER
Day 11: Sister
Taken from Squashed by Joan Bauer, page 94
When I am with my sisters
I am reminded how strong my arms are
how loud my laugh can be
how wide my loving is
When I am with my sisters
I change from an awkward fish
slipping into warm spa waters
unsure, naked, vunerable,
into a smooth skinned mermaid
When I am with my sisters
I can hold out my cracked heart
be reminded that it CAN be fixed
made whole
and that I have the power to do this
When I am with my sisters
It doesn't matter
I was born an only child
my sisters are made from the same star dust
we share blood and bone
heartache and wonder
When I am with my sisters
I can feel a linking of hands
that stretches back centuries
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