I would like more sisters, that the taking out of one, might not leave such stillness.

The speaker expresses a childlike but piercing awareness of how a family’s emotional “soundscape” depends on the presence of loved ones. Wanting “more sisters” is less about abundance than about resilience: if one sister is absent—through death, marriage, distance, or even a brief departure—the household falls into an aching quiet. The line captures the way grief and loneliness can be intensified in small, intimate circles, where each person carries disproportionate weight. It also hints at an early recognition that attachment makes one vulnerable, and that multiplying bonds can feel like a hedge against the devastating silence left by loss.