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We were supposed to be two sisters

Villanelle of Regret

By Moon DesertPublished 3 months ago 1 min read
Photo by Flash Dantz on Unsplash

We were supposed to be two sisters;

Equal, supportive, two daughters of one mother and father.

We became strangers on our weary feet - blisters.

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Two halves not fitting each other, foreign whispers.

I will never find out how it is to have someone close to laughter.

We were supposed to be two sisters.

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You cannot undo things with gentle gesture twisters.

While one drowns in delusions of grandeur.

We became strangers on our weary feet - blisters.

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Times showed things in the growing whiskers.

Shuttered quickly by your lies, plunged in lucre.

We were supposed to be two sisters.

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We cannot rely on gentle gesture assisters.

All the surroundings seem to drown in mediocre.

We became strangers on our weary feet - blisters.

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We are both wrong war enlisters,

Partners in crime, predicting double massacre.

We were supposed to be two sisters.

We became strangers on our weary feet - blisters.

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About the Creator

Moon Desert

UK-based

BA in Cultural Studies

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Crime Fiction: Love

Poetry: Friend

Psychology: Salvation

Where the wild roses grow full of words...

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  • Margaret Brennan3 months ago

    I know that feeling. My sister pulled away and I never knew why. She's caused so much hurt so now I wonder, is it too late for her?

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