Siblings
Siblings
We were both alike
Like flowers of the same tree
Nourished by the same ground
Watered by the same clouds
But I was on the side of the moon
You were on the side of the sun
When you saw the sunrise
Sun always being with you
I only saw the sunset
Sun going away from me
U flourished
Youthful and young
I withered
Slowly, unknowingly
The bees are buzzing
Not knowing my story
Not knowing me
They say
Could I not be as good as you
As beautiful as you
Why, you are fed by the same tree
Only the tree knows
What it knows
The story
It wont share
~by me
© 2020 AngelaJJ
Comments
bhattuc on July 29, 2020:
Well compsed. Nice work.
Anupam Mitu from MUMBAI on July 17, 2020:
Awesome dear. Heartfelt expression
Hoopyloopy on July 14, 2020:
Powerful piece
OLUSEGUN from NIGERIA on July 11, 2020:
Whether I be by the moon and he be beside sun, let the genetic composition keeps contacting and we keep being in unity, that is what matters.
AngelaJJ (author) on July 10, 2020:
Thanks for your views on the poem- Peggy, Chatra, Lorna, Shreya and Hertha.
The poem is about how outside circumstances (the sun) can lead to very different lives for different siblings and that although one might look like they achieved a lot the other might have gone through tougher circumstances.
Thanks for sharing your views :)
Hertha David from Windhoek, Namibia on July 08, 2020:
This poem is perfect
Shreya MK on July 07, 2020:
This poem is beautifully picturised the true meaning of the siblings.
Lovely poem Ms. Angela :)
Lorna Lamon on July 07, 2020:
This is a thoughtful poem and I feel even though we may be different from our siblings, perhaps we should embrace that difference and walk our own path.
CHATRA RAM from BARMER INDIA on July 06, 2020:
Very appreciated
Peggy Woods from Houston, Texas on July 06, 2020:
It is amazing how different siblings can be from one another. Your poem is a rather sad one.