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