This is a poem to my sister Karli
who always puts me before
everything else
whose radiating energy
can be felt the second she walks in
the room
she is always right
even if all the evidence points to wrong
she doesn’t laugh at jokes if they’re not funny
which sometimes makes you feel really
stupid
she can make any situation awkward
but with her around you don’t seem to care
when you’re lost and need to be found
she knows just where to look
and she can obliterate any fears
with her random sense of humor
her hugs are ironically back-breaking
considering her eyes meet my neck
I think her inherent phrases she uses
every day are ridiculous
but when she’s not around
I catch myself saying them
she’s definitely earned her nickname
the tank
with her manly toughness and her
insubordination to quitting
she’s a hard-core snowboarder
who loves to “shred the narâ€
but can’t wait to get home to watch Laguna Beach
her mood emanates and infects everyone around her
especially because she thinks it’s fair that way
she swears she hates drama but
has an innate ability to cause drama and tension
but she is the only Karli I know
and the only Karli the world will ever know
I write this out of indestructible compassion
and love that is more than skin deep
for you--my sister and best friend
