We are sweetest sisters, our backs turned to the world <br />Can you see the woman - emerging from the girl <br />Can you see the bruises, hear the cries unheard? <br />All those years of hiding, noone said a word <br />But then I found my sisters, and the tears poured forth <br />I found so many shoulders, to lay down all my thoughts <br />I found so many ears - to hear my silly sorrows <br />I found a friend who would still love me tomorrow <br />Love despite the anguish, love despite the truth <br />When I try to run away, they can see right through! <br />When I try to end it, they get me to hang on <br />They hold my hand and dry my tears and guide me to be strong <br />They lay me down in waters, so still and warm and deep <br />They stroke my little, troubled mind until it falls asleep <br />They brush away the cobwebs, so my doubting eyes may see <br />That I could never be alone, it is not just me! <br />It's not just the laughter, the games of make-pretend <br />It's the one who helped you see that love will never end<br /><br />Katarina Rheeder<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/soul-sisters/
