my sail by ariana adalpe los angeles by ethan schlesinger

los angeles by ethan schlesinger

my sail by ariana adalpe

You are the sail that holds my boat straight. Even through hurricanes. From our shared time outs, To catching alligators in the basement, To becoming fort-making masters, We’ve been inseperable for years.

I began to realize you were growing up. You knew mom and dad’s marriage was far from perfect, You got your license, Turned 18. You didn’t mean to leave me behind.

I believed that nothing could ever come between us. But then I realized I was growing up too, And I didn’t need you to stand up for me anymore. Now, I’m able to check my own blind spots.

I still think about when we would bury each other in stuffed animals. About the 18 years you lived across the hall from me. But now we are sailing on, And the futures we p[ayed out for ourselves with Barbies Are becoming real. You are still the sail that holds my boat straight, Even through hurricanes.