for samiah (although you’ll never know)
As you grow
you’ll learn I loved you
more than I ever showed.
I hope the way I
act doesn’t affect the way
you feel about me,
because I love you more
than you could ever
dream.
Your imagination
makes up these scenarios
in which I’m your knight
in shining armor and
I wish more than anything
I was,
but I can’t be the hero
who saves you
when I can’t even
save myself.
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It’s a lot of responsibility to be an older sibling. You capture that well and succinctly. And you could always tell her. 🙂
I’m pretty sure this imaginative one already knows. If she sees you as a knight, you may also view yourself that way!