Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery

It's not bad enough
that Katrina stormed out of the room,
ripping, snorting mad,
danger simmering in her dark eyes,
throwing things aside
in her sudden display of fury -

Rita, her little
sister, unobserved under the bed,
was watching with keen
interest - she, who wanted to do
everything that
her big sister did, learned her lesson well.

She's on the exact
same path Katrina was on, and will
be remembered for
the stress she is causing for those who
are living along
an already storm weary coastline.

(c) 2005, Karla Dorman