i have sisters...

i have sisters who are friends,
i have sisters who are just pretend,
i have sisters who are in disguise,
i have sisters from whom i hide.
i have sisters near and far,
i have sisters stored in pickle jars,
i have sisters living in dream worlds,
i have sisters dying before my eyes.
i have sisters crying out in pain,
i have sisters laughing at the same,
i have sisters who try to understand,
i have sisters who will never be the same.
i have sisters that have been with me forever,
i have sisters that have been to the brink and back,
i have sisters that don't know each other,
i have sisters that don't know themselves.
i have sisters like the fingers on my hand,
i have sisters like Little Women of pretend,
i have sisters when i don't want them,
i have sisters that i never want to harm.
i have sisters i've spent my life loving,
i have sisters i've spent my life judging,
i have sisters i've spent my life trying to impress,
i have sisters i've spent my life shaking from their mess.
i have sisters that the world sees as sassy,
i have sisters that the world sees as smart,
i have sisters that the world sees as passionate,
i have sisters that the world sees as sappy.
i have sister who don't like my writing,
i have sisters who don't like my timing,
i have sisters who don't like my attitude,
i have sisters who don't like my religious mood.
i have sisters who usually get along,
i have sisters who usually sing the same song,
i have sisters who have children and grandkids,
i have sisters who have more, tho' really have less.
i have sisters, it is true,
i have sisters, and brothers, too.

(i could go on and on, but it would be too long.)
(Photo by Lisa (Allen) Kennard)