It's National Poetry Day today, and my sister's birthday.
So to commemorate this oh so special day, here's one I made earlier :)
A very simple one, not my best at all, no word play or fun metaphors or imagery. Mere words. Which is sometimes enough.
My Sister
My sister
She's kind and caring
Creatively minded, good at sharing
She often does my hair and
When I'm going out, helps me pick an out-fit
She tells me honestly if something's not working for me
And her wardrobe plus mine equals perfect choice of clothing
Sometimes though,
As siblings tend to do
She pisses me off
By taking my stuff
Or just being mean
Or making me feel I'm twelve less than eighteen
I'm the butt of her anger
Like she's the butt of mine
But whatever happens
It always works out fine
Cos once she's over her issues
And has had time to unwind
The same for me, once I count eight, nine
Ten
Then we make each other laugh
Up til early hours, just jammin or takin pictures in the bathroom
For years we shared a bedroom
Told secrets and managed to keep shtum
Now we're grown
She's doing what she's doing
And I'm doing me
She already did university
That's what my next step'll be
I learnt from her mistakes
So the same ones I didn't make
Although our paths in life are different
One thing will stay the same
The blood that runs through both our veins
Olowofoyeku-David blood
Unique to her and I
Will keep us close together
Til the day we die
07..10..10 <3
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