Aunts - 4/8/08 (for readwritepoem.org)

Apr 08, 2008 19:48

when i was a baby
they put their sunglasses on me
and called me "pee-pie"
now it's "peep"

three sisters.
bicker, fight, scratch
like they were still 12
and 10 and 6.

on holidays we lay out
on Melita's bed
and give backrubs.
but Khrissi has the long nails

so you want to get
in front of her.


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...deb anonymous April 12 2008, 04:22:44 UTC
I love the suprise in this, the bickering, the last lines.

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Re: ...deb ametaznes April 12 2008, 04:39:19 UTC
wow thanks!

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...deb anonymous April 12 2008, 04:24:13 UTC
PS - glad you found RWP, too!

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sister AE anonymous April 13 2008, 13:29:57 UTC
this poem made me smile.

sister AE
http://havingwrit.blogspot.com

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