Cherry Cola

 

for my sister

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We’d fight for hours and then we’d be sorry

You know everything there’s to know

about me

You won the wish bone and helped eat my porridge

You know everything that’s worth knowing

of me

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Our parents picked us up from school and

bought us cherry cola

They told us the news even though we were never

allowed soda

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The white stag ran off with my sentiment

You know everything there’s to know

about me

When my heart was hurting, you’d orbit around me

You know everything that’s worth knowing

of me

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We would mend small faery homes

and make jam tarts with yoghurt

We waltzed on the top of our toes and told secrets not known yet

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Our father died in our home we wore our summer clothes

You know everything there’s to know

about me

I’ve never broken a bone and I don’t like my nose

You know everything there’s to know

about me

and even when I feel alone

You know everything that’s worth knowing

of me