Song of Siblings

In the shadow of your footsteps

I trace the path you have left behind

A constant onlooker to your becoming

Your laughter, a beacon that leads me

Through the gravity of growing up

I am the consistent echo in your stories

The understudy in your roles,

Always reaching, always there

As you carve your way through life’s forest.

Yet through you I have find my own spark

Learning to dance in the margins of your brilliance

By allowing me to dance in your rhythm

I have learned to create my own