If Only We Wasn'T Family Poem by mona martinez

i know you care,
that's okay,
i didn't mean to scare you,
that wasn't the goal,
i just want to be free,
i would ask you to let me go,
but, if only i wasn't your sister,
this would be easy,
i'm sick of fighting for what i can't have,
a mother to hold,
who be there to see me grow,
maybe i just want to be closer,
i don't really know,
either way i don't like the pain,
both hurt badly at time,
but, what can you do?
can't change what you want,
life is just seeming more and more unfair,
people have a hold on you,
nobody backing down without a fight,
can't i just go in peace?
but, these are the moments,
where nothing you want is agreeable.

5-14-09