By any other name..

i call you sister
you who irritate
and frustrate me
while breaking into
peals of laughter
together

i call you brother
as you calmly
dismiss my hard-won
battles
with a wave of your hand
which holds me
protects

i call you beloved
when you shun my
weaknesses
which lay bare
your own

i call love
ridiculous
and i cling
dearly to it
as a limpet
on a storm tossed
rock