LETTER TO MY SISTER

 SO I WASN'T BORN WITH POLIO
YET YOU STILL HOLD IT AGAINST ME
FOR SOME SILLY REASON.
EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE BORN
A YEAR AND A HALF BEFORE ME.
HOW CAN THAT BE HELPED?
HOW CAN I CHANGE IT?
WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ME NOW?
DONT'T YOU BELIEVE THAT WAS
GOD'S PLAN ALL ALONG,
YOUR CROSS TO BEAR, SO TO SPEAK?
AND A LOT OF GOOD THAT HAS DONE ME.
NO GRACE AND FORGIVENESS FROM YOU.
HOW CAN I CHANGE IT?
WHAT CAN I SAY?
WHAT CAN I DO?
APOLOGIZING TO YOU IS JUST NOT THE THING TO DO
AND I'VE DONE SO 'TIL I'M BLUE IN THE FACE.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
IF I COULD CHANGE THINGS I WOULD.
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE'NT SUFFERED.
JUST LOOK AT THE PAIN I'M IN NOW.
AND DOESN'T IT MATTER TO YOU THAT YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE FAVORITE
OUT OF ONLY THE TWO OF US, AND THAT HURTS MORE THAN WORDS OR RHYMES OR STORIES CAN CONVEY.
SO I THINK NOW
IT IS TIME TO STOP COMPLAINING SO WE CAN BOTH GO ON OUR WAY.
AND WHILE I'M SAYING WHAT I WANT TO SAY,
THINGS WOULD BE A LITTLE EASIER FOR YOU AND  ME IF YOU WOULD JUST WALK THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW.
JUST FOLLOW THE SIGN THAT HAS THE ARROW.
IT'S NOT HARD TO MISS.
IT SAYS 'THIS WAY'.