A Sister's Poem
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My Sister

 

Some say she can't see, others say "poor thing"

Doctors say she can't hear, but...

I know she has improved so much,

I know what she can do, not what she can't.

I've watched her write her name,

I've heard her sing a song from a year and a half ago.

I've watched her pretend.

I've seen her happy.

I know her, as most people don't.

I know she can see me,

I know she can hear me,

She is so happy and gets such a big thrill

out of so many tiny things.

How wonderful it is to see her progress.

I love when I read to her, she loves it when I do;

And sometimes when I read her a simple book

she reads it back to me.

I would be such a different person without her,

I would not know how to sign or be so understanding.

Even though I can see and hear as most all the world does,

It is better for me, because of her.

I love her, my sister, Alexis.

 

Author Adrienne D'Luna, Age 9