The Sisterly Act
I was expected to greet uncles & aunties when they visited us, in a certain demeanor. I was also expected to talk respectfully of elders, so what if they were strangers; I was expected to come home by 6 after twilight games and sit down to study as if the school bells hadn’t rung at all.
Though not wanting to give in at all times, I knew I was being checked & measured continually. It always made me think if I would ever get rid of her & get to live my way. I probably did it all to keep up the good name I had earned. The lives were almost etched with defining rules and so well fell in places that otherwise would have remained empty.
To come to think of it, I still get to gather some of those long lost compliments when I visit relatives without having to do much to please them; courtesy – ol’ time sake! It surprises me though that I continue to live like that even today, not just have I taken to it but have enjoyed living within self made boundaries.
A lot of mine is owed to her for the her in me in so many ways.
And how I wish I had her around to exchange those sweet nothings, just crumble down knowing she was there, share those secret dreams and fight over the little things in life.
Her thoughts won’t ever fail to touch me, her smile was always worth a million and her battles taught me more than it did to her!
She stood there right next, made those best days for me, and gave up all to see her kid sister happy.
Though not wanting to give in at all times, I knew I was being checked & measured continually. It always made me think if I would ever get rid of her & get to live my way. I probably did it all to keep up the good name I had earned. The lives were almost etched with defining rules and so well fell in places that otherwise would have remained empty.
To come to think of it, I still get to gather some of those long lost compliments when I visit relatives without having to do much to please them; courtesy – ol’ time sake! It surprises me though that I continue to live like that even today, not just have I taken to it but have enjoyed living within self made boundaries.
A lot of mine is owed to her for the her in me in so many ways.
And how I wish I had her around to exchange those sweet nothings, just crumble down knowing she was there, share those secret dreams and fight over the little things in life.
Her thoughts won’t ever fail to touch me, her smile was always worth a million and her battles taught me more than it did to her!
She stood there right next, made those best days for me, and gave up all to see her kid sister happy.
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Not bad...way to go...though why not share the same with the person who deserves to read this first :)
A very gifted writer.