48 x 60 inches, oil/wax on canvas, 2012
Available for sale. Price upon request. Giclees available upon request.
Sisters
Sisters so close
Friends since birth
How could I turn away?
To you, it happened overnight
For me, it happened over time
You stole my share of sunlight
blocking me with your leaves
I accepted it
You shoved my roots above ground
so yours could grow deep and strong
I accepted it
You broke my branches
to spread your limbs
I accepted it
You pushed my body aside
so you could stand tall
I accepted it
You sent the birds
nesting in my leaves
not to gift me
but to live burden free
I accepted it
We were sisters
I told myself
You didn’t mean it
I told myself
You loved me
I overlooked
until I could no longer
It was always about you
never about me
I turned away
not to hurt you
but to love myself
– Shelley Lowell