Sister

by Laura Kayne

With chaos all around, I have nothing to do.
Too young to help, yet old enough to realise
The importance of this time.
Nothing will be the same again.

I wave them goodbye, clutching my grandmother's hand.
Everything goes quiet and we are alone
With nothing else to do but wait.
Time slows to an eternity.

I watch cartoons and eat sweets.
The temporary peace is suddenly shattered
By the ringing of the telephone.
The time has finally come.

Nine months waiting, over now.
My grandmother grabs me by the hand,
We dance with joy and laughter.
I have a sister.
I am a sister.

The Author

Laura Kayne lives in Lewes, East Sussex, where she works for a local literature development organisation, writes poetry, and reviews books for an online science-fiction magazine. She has had poems published in Poetry Kit's online magazine and an anthology on the River Thames.