Sister

With half my life now over
The second half lay ahead
The time is now to open my heart
And confess those things unsaid.

The one that I resented
Whose words I wouldn't hear
Taught me the most important lesson:
Honesty is not something you fear.

When someone truly cares
They'll tell you the truth, indeed
Not glossed over or sugar-coated
It's not what you want; it's what you need.

For years I did not understand
The thought behind the words
So anger bred resentment
And the darkness within emerged.

Either time stands still or flies on by
And the warmest heart turns black
You blind yourself to reality
Never realizing there's no turning back.

Then one day you do discover
Your life's been standing still
And in that moment of crystal clarity
It's a humble, yet bitter pill.

Hard I fought against you
I thought the truth was lies
But in the end I saw myself reflected
Back at me from your eyes.

For every one finger I pointed
And passed the blame to thee
There were three more fingers in that fist
Pointing directly back at me.

The truth may hurt so deeply
The scars may mark your soul
But the tricky part is learning
When to let them go.

So now I look back in life
And know that it was you
That tried to show me all the while
To thine own self be true.

My sister is a soul mate
Not just family but a friend
Who will even save you from yourself
From now until time ends.