• A little sister stares up in awe
    Of the great person she gets to call kin
    She does not feel envy
    Or wish just once to be heard
    Because that's not proper
    A little sister only has to listen

    An older sister speaks the words
    That an upset sibling needs to hear
    Not a whisper of truth
    Or topics that are obsene
    Because that is not proper
    An older sister only has to encourage


    This sister, however, is not perfect
    Sometimes she wants to scream
    Be jealous and selfish
    But these are locked up tight
    Because that is not proper
    A sister can only think of others