Elizabeth

She crashes and burns again in this road wreck that is her life and all you can say is

"Oops, she did it again."

Are you serious? That's all you're gonna say?

Sit in you're high chair

her hair being rumpled and scuffed by the soles of your feet

as you rough her up and kick her around with your words

saying how she should have been more careful

shouldn't have gone there so

something so unrepairable would never happen again

SHE DON'T NEED YOUR JUDGMENT

SHE NEEDS A FRIEND

Not someone who will look on her and condemn

saying it's just her

her mistake and her lie

another fake, dumb, disturbing alibi

BUT IT'S NOT

IT'S NOT JUST HER

SHE'S MORE THAN THAT

She may be confused and broken

but she is first and foremost what her names says she is

Consecrated to God

and to add to that

my sister

MY sister

so back off

don't touch her she's fragile

if you gonna say things then say them but make them worthwhile

make them something that will make her smile

and help her remember that she's not a screw up like her life's story might implore you to decide

re-identify her in your mind

as Beautiful

cuz she is

my sister

she is Beautiful