I try not to be too controlling  because I know that I could be I try not to give you too many hugs knowing you're a lot like me   I see you with your make up putting on the ritz and one of you is keen to know  how to do the splits   I've tried to avoid calling you pretty  knowing there's much more than that as you grow but you spend more on make up and hair than I do  hair masking, make up facing preparing for? who? for a lot more through life masking pain, things that might not show  till much much later when you know more, like I do knowing more than you know, bout this life and its pains and woes  and beauties too   before your brothers came along it was only you and me it seems like such a long time ago one of you was only barely three and before that, little Greta who once put a pea  up her nose  in between her painting sprees   those brothers take up so much space so much energy you're lucky that way cuz I meddle you le...