Baby Sister

• Samantha Read, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2012

Sometimes I wonder, if you understand,
What I say and the meanings behind it.
Because your tiny world, in your tiny hand,
Only comprehends the truth, if you like it.

Through all your days, and all your dreams,
You're hidden away from snakes and bites.
But one day soon you'll be thrown into these,
Really, childhood is a lie.