A Sister's Tale

She was born

To be my plaything

My beautiful DOLL!

Walking and talking,

Someone I could dress up!

Then I realised she was fragile

I had to be careful.

She was so tiny...

It was okay if I played with her

But everyone wanted to play with her

I didn’t want to share...

And then realisation struck

They only wanted to play with her

I was jealous...

She was COMPETITION!

Then she became a parrot

Annoyed me to the core...

She did everything I did,

Wanted everything I had or wanted.

My RIVAL!

I learnt what was mine

Was hers too.

I learnt she was family,

I learnt she was important.

And then I grew up still

And I had to look out for her

And protect her

And then she was my kid too

My RESPONSIBILITY!

She put her trust in me,

When she looked up at me and silently slid her tiny hand into mine,

I felt she trusted me with her life.

She counted on me to tell her what was good

What was fun and what was right.

She saw the world through my eyes...

Made her judgement through me...

She made me responsible,

She was my student...

And then she grew up

Half child, half woman,

She had learnt to make her choices,

Her own decisions.

It was sure hard to let go,

To watch her grow,

Not needing me anymore.

And just when I thought I was forgotten,

She looked back for approval,

The same trust in her eyes.

Asking for an unsaid promise that said “I will always be there”

I realised she had grown up

And yet she was still there,

Still the same, that baby,

Trusting and helpless.

She had grown up to be my kid

Who made me a friend, motherly and yet a child still!

To my kid sister, Kiddo with love!