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Little Sister
By Bonny
25 December 2007
 Small and meek is she
 But loud and outspoken is her soul
 It's amazing how hurtful her anger can be
 Every moment ready for a duel
 
 I wonder of  her  thoughts and mind
 I really do care about her well being
 To her I must seem controlling, not at all kind
 Though  I  mean well she may  think I'm  not at all trying  
 
 I may  be  wrong , so  don 't take  my word
 But she  never  listens  to  me
 Appearing  to  be bored
 
 When she 's old and  wise
 She  will  see how  wrong her  notion of  me may be
 She  shall see I  told few  lies
 She will see the me I  want  her  to see
 
 Her  smile  once used  to be
 But  now  dull is  her  grin
 Though fun  was  what  she used  be               
 Her  laugh sounds  like the  echo in  an  old tin
 
 But when she has more years to  show
 Her  laughter  will  be  as before
 When  her  eyes were  as big  as those of  a doe
 
 She will  be  more light  hearted  when the  teen  years have  passed
 When  her  image  does  not  make  up  all  of  her

 And  when  that  day comes  I  will  have  my  little  sister  back at  last 

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Written by blogbrush (33 comments posted) 25th December 2007
I found this touching and insightful in part, a little cliched in others, ultimately though your honesty on the subject wins the day. Was it a concious decision to make the spaces between your words vary or an accident? I am sure there could be a point to doing it on purpose but I won't venture a guess incase it was an editing mistake and I seem very pretentious indeed :) the first verse is the strongest i think, 'it's amazing how hurtful her anger can be': yes, often because of how impotent you are rendered by being more 'mature' and how unmatched it can be. good stuff, i enjoyed learning about your feelings towards your sister.
Little Sister
Written by embro (126 comments posted) 25th December 2007
I enjoyed your verse. It reads very well. 
I found it very interesting, so much so that I wanted to know what was behind some of the words. 
regards 
embro

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