How do you say goodbye to an older sister
and write of her life to bid farewell
Give way to a life you were never really in
Either you were too little or too grown
Too close or too far away,
But never there...
So how do you say goodbye
to something when you never really said hello
We often shelter ourselves
to insulate our emotions from pain
and find ourselves lost in our own menageries
Seeking comfort in the tears that dampen our pillows
Lonely tears that mote the castles of our mind
Always awaiting the assailing foe: life
How do you say goodbye to a sister
When that was your source of strength
Strength that protected you when you needed that jolt
You thought her hard on you
But it was you that was soft
How do you say goodbye,
when you are just learning to say "Hello"
