Fatal Flaw

You have but one fatal flaw

I tell the girl before me

The sister for whom I've always longed

That nature could not afford me

She looks at me with curious eyes

Intrigued for which I'll pick

For she herself believes she has

A multitude in the mix 

You seem to fall for any boy

Who so much as looks your way

With a tender smile and a flattering eye

It's so easy to make you stay

You seem to think you don't deserve

A love that treats you right

So any care he'll throw your way

You cling to like it's right

You fall to easy and far too fast

For boys who do not care

All because they wish you well

And treat you mildly fair

Your fatal flaw, oh sister, dear

Is that you cannot see

You deserve much more than pretty boys

Who don't know what they mean

Author's Note

For my baby sister, who needs to learn that just because a boy is nice upon initial appearance, does not mean that he deserves your heart instantly.

Reviews

[Philip Muls]

Your sister should get to know and value herself for what she is. Not measured by a boy's attention which is based upon appearances mostly.

You capture it well and I find the sisterly advice endearing.