Inspired and In the Style of "Ode to My Father" by Denise Duhamel

A girl, I met when she was just a baby

A girl, who I am now just starting to see as more

A girl, who is strong, and smart, and opinionated

A girl, whose ability to become friends with anyone

will always perplex me.

A girl, who is my sister

A girl, I hardly know

A girl, who I've known the longest.

A girl, who never answers her texts

A girl, whose favorite color is grey,

or orange, or whichever color I find most

disgusting at the time.

A girl, who likes her hair up

A girl, who likes her sour sweets

A girl, whose sport means

the most to her.

A girl, who loves

A girl, who is loved

A girl, whom I miss dearly.