(For my big sis Moe)

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I don’t know if you realized that you helped me,

and you still do.
You held me when I needed it most
and made me feel safe.

I’ve always looked up to you.
Your strength is admirable,
fierce and defiant,
like a fire that refuses to be extinguished.

You protected me,
not just as my big sister,
but as my best friend.
You saw the cracks in me
before I even knew they were there.
And you stood in them,
shielding me from breaking.

And still,
you laugh with me like we’re kids again.
You sit beside my pain
without trying to fix it.
You just stay.
And that’s more than most ever do.

You didn’t flinch when I unraveled.
You never looked away from my mess.
You remind me of who I am and who I was
when I forgot.
You taught me how to fight.
not with fists,
but with courage,
with presence,
with love that doesn’t back down.

In the darkest rooms,
you were the light at the door.
Not perfect, not polished,
but real,
and strong in a way the world
doesn’t always understand.

You are my anchor,
my example,
my safe place.

Thank you
for being
everything.