Dear Sibling,
A lot has changed since you left.
The closet is no longer my home,
My love is free to roam.
Our home is more empty,
Our mother bereft.
I'm sorry, little sibling.
But our daddy left.
He threw up his hands,
Said he'd endured enough,
Went to his new home,
His life won't be rough.
But mom has no money,
No family but us,
Sibling we have bills,
And no money to pay them.
Sibling I'm sorry,
I bear such sad news.
I had a procedure,
Stitches line my palm.
The doctors are worried,
It might have spread.
If it did.
In two years,
I'll be dead.
Sibling, I'm sorry,
I know you're afraid.
You were the one who always had to be saved.
I can't fight anymore,
You'll have to save yourself.
You can do it,
I know in your core,
You're strong.
I love you, little sister.
And will even when I'm gone.
