four adult children
born of one father & one mother
a brother & three sisters,
we’re unlike any other
four children born from love
we were no accident or mistake
my brother & my 3 sisters
deeply bound by heartache
he makes everybody laugh,
my brother, the only son
whenever he is present
everybody has much fun
my middle sister can be quite bossy
& she’s the one who keeps the peace
she dimed us out when we were younger
but her love for us will never cease
last but not least is the youngest
everybody’s baby girl
watching her grow has been amazing,
seeing the young woman unfurl
I am the eldest child
Mommy called me her “firstborn”
her curious child, the one who left
once I was happy, now I’m forlorn
we are the Patton kids
we’ve endured many a childish spat
forever bound by grief & love & blood
time & distance can never change that
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