I'm a poet and didnt know it.....

Okay people...I had entered an online poetry contest months ago, just on a whim at a friends request because she liked some stuff I've done for her before...well guess what? I actually won 2nd place!! Im still surprised because I don't do poetry and its kinda basic...Now you don't win anything except the recognition of saying you won, but hey, its better than nothing. So here it is:
Oh and Wallace and Pete, don't feel slighted, I'll make one up for you too ;-)

Sisters
By Vickie Shaw

Solid is the bond for which we all share
Each of us stronger in knowing it’s there

Always there when we need them no matter what time
Being a true voice of reason or partners in crime

Sharing feelings and memories, confessions and prayers
Each understanding completely the depths of our layers

Somehow knowing what’s needed without asking why
Whether only to listen, to laugh or to cry

They can tell us we’re stupid and selfish and wrong
Though we may not agree, we see before long

We talk of our secrets, our hopes and our dreams
The highs and the lows, the plans and the schemes

It doesn’t matter at all if they live close or live far
Just a phone call away brings them right where we are

Together we’ve forged our own chain of support
To help pick us back up if one should fall short

Ties that are closer than husbands or friends
Sisters are the ones that we can always depend

Even though we’re all different, one thing is the same
We are all proud to be from the family we came

© 2/17/07 Vickie Shaw