Sister

Sister

You are beautiful I love you so much

I feel your struggle so deeply in my heart

And I want you to know

As long as you need me I will be here

The path we have travelled

Has led us into so many wildernesses

And there were times we fought

I craved your love

So much

But was just a nuisance

As you were growing

And had not time for a pesky young sis

But still I fought for you

When I could

When Mum sold your piano

Because the Nun’s abuse

Swore you off playing what they called ‘The Devil’s Music’

It was only Dean Martin

And you wanted to play it for Dad

Yesterday we shared how they hurt you

And of the way you struggled to get away

So many things about you I never knew before

And now as you falter on the precipice

After the loss of our Mum

Feeling as though the enormity of this new step forward

Is entirely too much

I want you to know I will be here

Because I am finally realising

Perhaps there is a way to be present in love

With a fully open heart

And still live my life

For this I know for sure

Our love for our family never ends

Even when it meets with

Challenging circumstances

And out of this fire

Of struggle and loss

We are weathering

We are forged

Into stronger, braver and more loving souls