Kayle Marie

You and Me

Right from the beginning you always were a pain,

Now we steal each other’s clothes and call each other names,

We have grown so close throughout the years,

And have both experienced many tears,

We have memories that will last for miles,

And looking back on them it always makes us smile,

The littlest things seem to lead to fights,

But we know having each other is a delight,

We will have the other’s back,

Even when our days go black,

We’re both growing up as you can see,

But we’ll stay best friends, you and me,

Even though it’s not always clear,

You are my sister, you are my dear

I wrote that poem as a present to my sister, Kayle. Along with the poem, I painted her a canvas and glued pictures to it.  I wanted to do this for Kayle because as we grow older we tend to lose memories, and I wanted her to know just how much I truly do care about her. Kayle has been by my side since I was four years old; at that time I thought she was the worst present ever. When she was born, all the attention was on her, jealously took affect real soon. As years went on we began to fight, cry, and laugh with each other.

 Today, we still pick little fights, but we know that we can go to the other about anything. We often find ourselves asking to borrow the other one’s clothes, talking about our days, and giving advice. Not only am I proud to call her my sister, but she is one of my best friends.

When my boyfriend, Oliver was in the Marines and could not make it home for my senior prom, Kayle was there. We thought Oliver was going to be home for prom so we went ahead and ordered a tux for him. Military issues came up and he was not able to take leave that weekend. So Kayle went and put on his tux. We got many weird looks when we went to take pictures, but it was the sweetest and most ridiculous thing anyone has ever done for me.

Kayle and I are hard on one another, but that is just because we care. We are constantly saying rude comments to each other and making jokes. Many find this hateful, but to us that is just our relationship. We know that there is no other person in the world that has the right to talk to one of us like we do.

Throughout our lives, Kayle and I have been told we look alike a total of three times. Most people figure we are friends rather than sisters. I have brown hair, brown eyes, and am dark complected. Kayle has blue eyes, blonde hair, and is fair skinned. Many people cannot see past our physical appearance, but if they were to watch our facial expressions and the way we talk, we would probably be mistaken as twins.

Kayle and I look forward to ragging on each other every day. Along with that, we are also sure to remind the other of how pretty they are. We pick the littlest fights and share the biggest tears. Nothing will tear us apart, we are sisters, we friends, and we are blood.