My Sister

Teen Girl

MY SISTER

I remember

my pain

a laugh erupting

through your lips.

There was nothing to gain

and to stop you was a risk

But suddenly and secretly

You opened up your heart.

You told me how you frequently

Surrendered to the dark

Then you walked out the door

(More like climbed out the window)

You left my tears to pour

The misery a steady flow

Every time you came back

Our bond stronger than before

You slam the brown and smoke the crack

Life is an unstable screeching roar

But no matter what it does to you

I still won’t forget,

The day that you told me the truth

The day I hope you don’t regret.

They call you an addict

They seem to forget your name

But sister please don’t panic

To me you’ll always be the same.

You’ll always be my sister

I love you.

Written in the YA/Memoir Poetry Workshop, June 2011