#1. A Sister's Lament
Don’t tell me you didn’t know
that the shirt you’re wearing is mine
and then treat me like the bad guy
when I say “take it off” and you say
To be grateful,
is to be at peace,
to feel lucky
for life.
When my mom agrees
to getting my haircut
even after a morning full of presents.
When my sisters tell me they
love me,
Chilly hands
close to purple,
arms wrapped tight around my chest
like ribbon on a birthday gift,
pillow case gripped tight in my fist
the fist that I can barely move
as the wind flits past my shoulders,
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