My Sister's MaskA Poem by Rachael Hayes
My sister looked me dead in the eye
Are you ready for the death machine? 5 cinnamon bears stacked on top of one another While continuing to look straight at me My sister unhinges her jaw My sister has many animalistic traits and this had to be the most disturbing In one unnatural motion she decapitated all 5 bears Then as if it the tunnel of death she had created with her mouth was the most mondane thing she had done all week my sister turns her face to stare blankly out the window I watch her She begins rearranging the headless cinnamon victims into conjoined cinnamon twins My sister is Sid Toy story got it wrong giving such destruction to a boy character Because my sister is far more dangerous Once while I stood on our kitchen My sister walks towards me kicks over the trash and moves on to the dining room She proceeds to gasp and exclaim "Rachael just knocked over the can" It took exactly 7 minutes to convince my mother otherwise My sister skinned raccoons for fun when she was 9 For her rearranging talking toys is child's play My sister can go from calm to rabies infested possum in the time it takes you to turn your back My sister makes Sid look weak She has too much spirit for one body to contain She turned revenge into an Olympic sport My sister has mastered the balance of beauty and fire Although she would never admit it My sister has this dark mystery Laid perfectly on top of all Her insecurities © 2014 Rachael Hayes |
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Added on November 22, 2014 Last Updated on November 22, 2014 AuthorRachael HayesWIAboutHey y'all I'm a college student who is in love with words. I specialize in poetry but dabble in essays. I use poetry to understand ,y world and myself in more depth. Sometimes trying to understand the.. more..Writing
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