She Know These Things

Maria found her sister hiding far away "Theresa come dearest, it's your special wedding day," She reaches through the undergrowth to take her hand, Trust her eldest sister to comfort and understand.

"I can't marry him I just won't," she says in her defiance, No matter he was a good financial match on which they had reliance, "Madre y Padre, they set this up it's true, but we're all desperate - he wants only you."

Theresa cried great sobs on a bed of dry leaves, Her long satin white dress has no sleeves, But it won't take kindly to being pressed to ground, As baby sister feels the pain listening to water's soft sound.

"I know he's older, so much in age..." "Then why can't he have you instead?" she asks in rage, "I would take your place in a heartbeat, if he'd only ask me," says Maria, "But he doesn't like me, you're young and beautiful and he wants to see ya."

"But he's so ugly and I don't love him!" Theresa couldn't even look her in the eye so grim, Was her desperation and frustration, That Maria patiently spelled out their dire situation.

"Pero mi chica buena, he's wealthy enough to keep you well, He'd love and adore you and looks are fleeting let me tell, He can provide and keep our family in better social status, And if you don't then we shall fall even further to our fate thus."

Maria cried that her sister must endure, She herself had hoped to be their family's cure, To marry well and set a proper dowry to attract a worthy suitor, But alas the old man had seen her prettier sister and refused her."

And the pain and anguish fell on both, She would wither she felt and Theresa was being offered personal growth, This was an opportunity to prove she the younger was made of sterner stuff, "Don't fight it, sometimes life is tough."

While the church is buzzing and all wonder where she is, Two sisters are by their childhood play hole making a wish, For love to win the day and not to fear the unknown or a fresh start, Embracing, fighting, counting down time until they have to part.