sister
I. Twins
Born
Of Industrial waste
And far off cities.
Do you remember
Where you received those eyes?
That stance?
Love
Is wagons and pigtails.
Evil
Is sharing the front seat.
Did you hate me?
I hated you.
We both loved the sun,
Came from water,
Worshipped our Gods.
You never remember
That day.
That day we sat on the beach in Carmel
Shivering, hovering.
You never remember.
II. He Becomes a Part of Us
Fog,
Stagnant and stale,
stank of old air.
You run differently
And he is born.
There are no mistakes, you say.
Tell her that.
You wish you could play
The violin,
So I take up the cello.
It's heavy.
III. Birthdays
Experience earned-
You call yourself an artist
And I try.
We are the same,
Born of the same...
Am I great?
I can see your bravery.
She gave it to you,
Gave us hope.
The days are shorter now.
It doesn't matter,
They always come back
To summer
To June
To those four days that separate us.
We hold onto them
And take off.
You love me but
I already know I love you more.