So the purpose of this blog is to be a space to practice creativity. I am currently using it as a place to record a single, unedited poem for each day in 2019. While I attempt to write everyday, I may not actually post daily. Instead, I will post poems as they are completed, but one for everyday of the year. Not sure I can make it, but we'll see. It's fun to try regardless :)

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Poem: April 7, 2017

Kristen

This is for my sister
who keeps her expectations high
in a world that wants to lower them,

who wears her sense of justice
like a super hero's uniform-
all gauntlets and bright colors,

who hustles and dreams
and never settles in,
who keeps her wheels turning,

who will tell you what's what,
who can boil things down,
and who lives on a permanent simmer.

The one who knows the things I don't,
who's amazed when you can't see
the answer that's sitting right there,

who moves the product
and finds the angle,
who fills and empties rooms.

This is for my sister
who loves what she loves
fiercely and in big ways.


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