14 years ago, I made a new friend
With bright pink cheeks and stubby legs.
She cried all night, never let me sleep
So I asked my mom if she was ours to keep.
I hid her "biberon,"
I was reprimanded.
She pulled my hair,
And I pulled hers.
She looked cute, and I did not
As we grew older, we argued and fought.
I grew, she grew. We grew apart.
But I really wanted to see the person she'd become.
When she sprays deodorant
I know she's masking
The perfume of Marlboro smoke
And when she locks the bathroom door
I know she has a Juul in her mouth
She's sitting on the marble floor.
We used to band together, we hated
How our dad smokes, and how he yells.
But now she's inheriting the path
That he so wrongly chose.
Crinkled joint wrappers,
Crumbs of **** and hash,
Lighter-play.
This cannot be the person you've so wanted to become.
I know sometimes you're my shadow
But you're worth so much.
You're smart, you're kind, you have a glow
That I am so SO proud of.
Sister, dear,
What are you doing?
Rebelling? Fighting? Confusing yourself?
You say you're fat, ugly, worthless
And you feel a misfit.
But sister, dear,
You're gorgeous, amazing, worth so much.
I love, I care, I need you,
Sister, dear, enough is enough.