Even So
Shoulders stiffen,
Eyes grow wide.
A girl deflects the attention when she faints.
Why did I expect anything different?
Why should I expect anything different?
Ms. Commotion, that's me.
But I smile even so.
/
There she is in her white traveling suit.
Living with her would mean disaster.
Then a greater disaster comes:
I did it again!
My sister grows cross,
Her new shoes glittering in the sunlight.
But then comes a reassurance:
I might be celebrated even so.