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Shelley Lowell

  • Paintings & Poetry 2004-Present
    • Last Tree Standing Video
    • Last Dawn Video
    • Walk & Talk – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
  • Paintings 1996 – 2003
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Sisters

Sisters48 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

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