maybe carrie's clueless
sleeping shotgun shoeless
what these morning moments mean
to her sister val
dawn rolls on the prairie
like a man who she once married
soft warm and heavy
is all the burdens she allows
but you carry me
like you have
you always did
and i love you more than i resent you
many years i am
i always will
yes you carry me
like you've done
since we were kids
i love you more than other mortals
but not enough
i never will
maybe val is tired
from her hours on the wire
and it hangs her heart haphazardly
to her sister's hook
carrie bows her laces
they avoid each other's faces
the space is clear and comforting
neither needs to look
but you carry me
like you have
you always did
i love you more than i resent you
many years i am
i always will
yes you carry me
like you've done
since we were kids
i love you more than other mortals
but not enough
i never will
val drives carrie
every day to work
sixty-seven miles to make before 8 o'clock