Three Thirteen

How did you become her

That girl I see in pictures

The girl i only get to hug

a few times a year

When did you get that tattoo

on your forearm

And how did i become so far away

For so long

I miss your little voice

Who used to call me sissy

The one that gave the best hugs

And would lay on me and fall asleep

You were my everything

The brightest star in my sky

You kept mw going

You were my reason why

I used to take you everywhere

Why does time fly

Three Thirteen

Yeah thats your birthday

It was the best day of my life

Then i grew up

I had my own kids

And all this time has passed us by

They became my reason why

But you

You will always be my baby

You will always be the best thing

That happened when i was eighteen

How did you become her

That girl, that little lover

Mischief undercover

With a sparkle in her eye

How did you become her

The artistic soul you keep

Hidden behind the pretty smile

I wonder what you dream

Ive tried to hold on to all the memories we have

I hope you know how many times youve made me laugh

I love you more than i can explain

My baby sis, my Kaia Rain

I still see the little freckles

And the gap between your teeth

The kid who would stand and pose

Before running down the street

Now you're writing your own story

Turning pages I haven't read

And I catch myself still looking

For the little girl instead

I scroll through old pictures

And lose an hour or two

Trying to find out how

All these years slipped right through

One day we were making memories

The next they're all we have

Funny how the smallest moments

Become the ones that last

How did you become her

The girl with colorful hair

You still have freckles on your face

And that same smile is still there

How did you become her

The girl with all that sass

And how did you become so big

Serving attitude with class

I miss you

I hope that theres still time

For our little worlds to reconnect

For our hearts to realign

Cause blood ain't measured by distance

Or how often we're around

You're a piece of who I am

No matter where life takes us now

I wasn't there for every chapter

Every heartbreak, every win

But I've carried you beside me

In every place I've been

And if you ever need your sissy

No matter where you are

You'll still be my little shadow

And I'll be there no matter how far

No amount of distance

No matter where we go

Nothing can change the fact that you

Will always feel like home

In my mind you'll always be

That little hand inside of mine

March thirteenth, eighteen years old

The day you changed my life