going away

i sat her down
on the stoop
she looked at me
eyes full of curiousity
i told her that
someday soon
i would move away
i said i'd leave her here
with her big brother
and i'd be home
for holidays and breaks

she looked at me
i told her not to cry
yet she did anyway
i told her we had
another year together
that's when i saw her
true, deeply hidden feelings
she told me once i left
she wouldn't have her
older sister to look up to
anymore
i knew her feelings all too well
id been there once myself

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