Modern Day Jo
Middle sister
Family of five girls and their parents
Got on the Seattle bus in Minneapolis
Modern Day Jo
Middle sister
Trying hard to be the son
Her parents never had
To be the brother
Her siblings never realized
They missed
Baseball cap turned around
To obscure the shoulder length pony tail
Colorful oversized football jersey
Touting some big time team back home
Acting as tunic so big
Over cargo pants
Garments billowing as if conceal the figure
Mannerisms with a video game
Acting more like one of the guys
All obscuring her about-to-emerge age
As if to hold off the day
Soon she'll be in eighth grade
Already you can tell
She'll be distinctive stunning fetching confident
Blonde hair bright face intelligent carriage easy smile
Her entire life ahead of her
Full of potential
Could end up doing anything
Self-guided
Instinct-informed
Preparing herself with everything she's learned
Modern Day Jo
Middle sister
Family of five girls and their parents
Got on the Seattle bus in Minneapolis
Modern Day Jo
Middle sister
Trying hard to be the son
Her parents never had
To be the brother
Her siblings never realized
They missed
For Conversations With Walt
Denis J. Kelly
November 30, 2011
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