Sister-Friend, Sister-Friend,
Didn't she know what those words meant?
Sister represents family; Friend symbolizes bond.
She was supposed to support and love me,
Not destroy and do me harm.

She placed a vise grip around my heart,
Inflicting slow pressure and achy pain.
Scattered thoughts strain through the tension,
"Dare I get close or trust again?"

She listened to my secrets,
Collecting for a determined end.
While she was scheming in my shadow,
I thought she was sincere about being my friend.

Like a Judas, she brought betrayal.
She set me up and plunged a knife in my back,
Ripping my flesh with intentional turns,
Smiling her way through the cruel attack.

Internally, I fought against reflex reactions
While processing the magnitude of her deed.
For her to comprehend the full depth of the damage,
A friend like her was what she would need.

But, God didn't let me to fret long,
Nor allow me to stop loving her.
I might keep her at a civil distance,
However, minister I still must offer.

For God's grace is true and sufficient.
His healing balm is sure and there.
He sutured my bloody wounds
And satisfied the emptiness through His care.

I would move up to higher levels
On streams of tears from each test flows.
She would revel in her conquest,
And then reap the seeds that she had sown.

Peace,

Jo Anne Meekins