I am your sister. I am your sister that never truly got to be your sister. I cared for you once you were born like my own. I gave your bottles and changed your diapers. I sung you to sleep and you slept in your bed next to me. When you started to walk, I chased you around. I brought you to places to play. You had a smile as big as the sun and you always lit up my day. I was a child taking care of a toddler but with you, it never felt like a chore. Then I was taken from you for so many years until I was able to find you again. I blamed myself for so long for being apart even though it wasn't in my control. Once I found you, I felt so guilty and thought you wouldn't know who I was. But you lit up and loved me instantly, then some of that anxiety was gone. Even though we lived separately since, I try to care for you still. I struggle to provide you with the things you need and struggle to be a step-in-mom. I take you to doctors and handle your schoolwork. I try to be the parent you need. I try to fill in the placeholders but there is still so much more you need. I love being your sister. I love being your support. However, I wish that you could have the other things you yearn. You don't speak it but I know you wish dad was around and that your parents were sober. I know you wish you got attention at your home and felt cared for. I try to fill those voids for you as much as I can not just because I am your sister. I love you with all that I am and I will always be your supporter.