Sisterhood Poem

There have been times in my life where you have loved me back to life

Carried me to the other side of rainbows when heartbreaks had me feeling hopeless

Our living rooms have been campfires for secrets that only we know about.

So when my daughter watches shows like living single and girlfriends

I’m going to tell her that was me and your aunties

Because sisterhood has taught me more about myself than relationships have some days

A good friend is gone hold you accountable in moments where you just want to be right

I trust you the most because you’ve seen every side of me

And there is a liberation that comes with being loved for your darkness just as well as your light

Your ugly sides

The shit you ain’t too proud of

Ain’t no distance or no time that could keep us apart

And in the moments where lack of communication

Escalated a misunderstanding

We charge it to our heads and not our hearts

Its a few thing I don’t play about and you one of them

It’s a few things that I pray about and you one of them

And when my daughter watches movies like Waiting To Exhale I’m going to tell her that was me and your aunties

Sticking by each other

Lofting each other up

Right or wrong

And if I correct you I do it in privacy

not for the world to see

I got sisters by blood and ones that I got to choose

It’s a comfortability that comes with messy hair and pajamas during a FaceTime date

Where we barely talk just laugh at videos we’re sending each other

You’re my safe place

My getaway

It’s a few things I don’t play about

And you one of them

It’s a few things I pray about

And you one of them

So when my daughter watches shows like Insecure

I’ll tell her that I was Issa and you were Molly