to have and to share

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.