Sister's Shadow

Broken child,

run away.

Your perfect sister,

Will stay in place.

You’ll be forgotten,

Forever in her shadow

Not good enough,

For the praise of your mother.

Perfect, perfect,

Perfect sister

Perfect grades,

Perfect daughter.

Stays the same

No one will see,

Any of your good deeds.

For your sister is the princess,

The one that they adore.

Silly girl,

What have you done?

You tried to go,

and be up front.

You screwed things up,

Don’t you know,

You’re an invisible child,

Hiding in your sister’s shadow.

Nothing that you do,

Will change the fact,

You’re not good enough

To be in the light.

Perfect sister,

Perfect grades,

Proud mother

of her perfect child.

Little sister,

Average grades,

Disappointed mother,

of her Broken and not so perfect child

Author's Note

This poem is one aspect of my life. I have a wonderful older sister who is perfect in my parents' eyes. I'm always somehow left behind, and when I finally accomplish something, and am proud of what I've done, they somehow throw it in my face that my sister has done better, even at a younger age. I'll always be in my sister's shadow

Reviews

[Nicole Schuster]

Wow. As a younger sister of someone waayyy smarter than me, and smarter than the average person, I really relate to this. Once again, beautiful and powerful. A great piece.