Poetry #1

So today's post is going to be a little different. Not many people know this, but I love to write poetry. So today I am sharing a poem with you guys, enjoy! :)

What About Her?

I am asked to rinse the dishes
         She left for her room
I took out the trash
        She watched TV

Why? I wondered

How come? I thought

What about her? I asked

Not fair! I reasoned

I went to school    

     She was out for a week

I served the guests

     She acted as if she were invited

Why? I wondered

How come? I thought

What about her? I asked

Not fair! I reasoned

The song I sang at least once a day. 

a nurse delivering the daily dosage 

Trying to answer the impossible

Why? 

How come?

What about her? 

Not fair!

But the answers to the impossible

                                    are possible

When I am asked to rinse the dishes

                   She is finishing homework

When I took out the trash

                   She had a migraine

Why? her I wondered

How come she must endure? I thought

When I went to school

              She was getting surgery

When I served the guest

              She was learning how to socialize

I stopped asking

What about her?

And started asking

What can I do to help?

The message behind the poem can be interpreted many different ways, but overall our disabled siblings may get out of a few chores, but have to face much worse.

~Julia