Sense Sonnet - Pumper

 Beth

In "Little Women," sister Beth,

I'm written as a loving one,

Doing good before early death.

In life and in death - perfection.

Gentle peacemaker 'twixt and 'tween

My sisters even though quite ill.

Passing away when still a teen,

My hopes and dreams to not fulfill.

The author's real sister, Lizzie,

Also had an early death fate

From illness, but unlike me, she

Did live and then die filled with hate.

Author, Louisa May Alcott

Made me a saint, Lizzie was not.