My big sisters made every mistake in the book A big book I know because it was like a manuel that I received at birth Slid under our doorways They gave out copies They reprinted chapters They drew out maps They sketched out the details We flipped through the pages Turning each lesson ******* earing the good ones Like the time my sisters got so mad they kicked in the door Or the time my sister tried a creaky houses old pipes Leaning over "It won't flush" Swoosh a wave of water Or the lesson about heartbreak Reminding my brother Joel and I to look with our eyes closed But hearts open Because they said that's how you know the difference And don't settle down to quickly They whispered between hallways and bed sheets Because marriage is forever And people aren't gaurenteed My sisters authored pages and pages Roads leading to roads to new roads And the book grew older The book came out! This time celebrating parenting Remember to lock the front door Because that toddler with the wild red hair will try to Houdini escape everytime Or sometimes softer Remember that this life is yours And you are steered by your choices Said the sister with the bright blue Eyes And midnight colored hair And she said sometimes You will have to trade in your ballet slippers For bare feet Just so you can truly have your feet on the ground And listen said the other Sometimes resolving and letting go Is easier than holding onto tightly As she shows us her bruises. And be yourself Lael And don't try to hard Joel Because the boy with broken heart can't be fixed And the girls with the wild sides can't be tamed And make sure you both stand tall But not looking down Look straight ahead at the horizon Because we've already done it like that And the sun will always guide you back to blue skies. And I if it doesn't they said We sure as hell will.