to have and to share

[metaphorliteral]

When you have as many siblings as I've got,
sharing's second nature. At least, it is to me.
When you share what you have, it seems like there's a lot,
and everything is better when it's practically free.
I learned it as a child and I use it now I've grown,
this older-sister instinct that applies to all my friends.
I'd rather share something than use it on my own,
and not just as a means to manipulate to ends.
You see, the way I do it, sharing is an act of care.
It's one way I express my love to those that I hold dear.
A book, a blanket, dinner, or just a walk somewhere:
sharing something with my friends is how I hold them near.
"To have and to share" isn't just the motto of my school.
I apply it to my life as the highest-priority rule.