Like You

A Poem by archaicwords

I find myself overwhelmed with missing my sister sometimes. It hurts that I can't go back and recognize that she wasn't just weird and awkward and distracting, she was a child.

Today I met someone like you
The loud out of control kid from my memories
Today I met a boy with your awful haircut
He spoke out of turn and demanded attention
Today I watched a student pretend not to know
Pretend that they were stupid just for the attention
Today I saw a glimpse of you in the hall
I remember being so embarrassed by you
I remember wishing for a different last name
Telling others how different we were
And we were different
Today I searched for you in my students
I sought out some piece of you in them
Today I broke with missing you
And so I found you in others
I found you in the actions I used to hate