What The World Tells

What the world tells us is very contradictory in information.
So like a couple months ago, I still don't know what to believe.
But I know enough not to trust people,
And what someone once said contradicts what she has said now.

The Favorite

My brother is my father's favorite,
And my sister is my mom's.
I was my grandma's favorite.

It doesn't matter that they never say it,
That they deny it when it comes up,
And always say they don't have a favorite.

My brother once agreed with me -
Maybe he just picked up on the embodied emotion
That was very present at that time, when we were children.

But actions speak louder than words,
And I know I was the difficult child,
The one who did not placate them.

I was not the one they truly understood,
Though I do know that they tried to love me,
And because of them, I am not nearly as broken as I could be.

Quite frankly they are better parents now than they used to be,
And that might be the most amazing thing.
And for that, they do deserve better, and I can work to forgive.

The Real Winners

The animals are the real winners in this pandemic -
Free from contracting anything (as far as people know)
And they get their owners home most of the time.
The dogs, specifically, are the real winners.

When else have so many people worked from home,
And been able to let their dog(s) out as needed,
And taken them on so many walks,
And spent so much time with them?

And even the cats (at least some of them)
Can enjoy more time being pet and pampered,
Between the confusion of why their alone time has been invaded.
Mine, specifically, gets over having quality time about every day. LOL