"Brother Across the Pacific"
For the Sisters Away From Home
By Jasmine EikoPublished 7 years ago • 1 min read
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This one is for the big sisters miles away from home who long to hold the hands of their siblings — may you one day find your way back — but most special, this one is for my "boboy":
Thunder roaring down the hall,
baby toothed screams and life creaking through the cracks
between what's left of that rusty, red tin house
where I watched
and you watch
the world pass through a screened, locked door.
I hope you rub the sleep from your eyes
when I can't be there to remind you that
no fence can stop the toddling from taking a leap.
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About the Creator
Jasmine Eiko
Striving poet and wandering free spirit, Jasmine is a native of the island of Guåhan, residing in Sacramento, CA.
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