each year this month marches on
day gives way to the next day
sun makes room for moon
and moon slides over for sun
time passes and i'd forget
except for her voice
so similar to mine i forget
she is not me and i am not her
reality sets in, sinking stone
that shatters the illusion of conjoined twins
we are not one, but two
two siblings separated by blood that ties
she sees him in places i walk right by
she holds pieces of him each night
at bedtime as almost grown men
bend to say goodnight to her
and my womb lies silent,
no song of his to sing to me in the early morning light
she can fathom his voice amidst
the den of noise from those who claim her as their own
she can fathom a look, a touch
that might fit well with graduation,
or birthdays, weddings or funerals
the month marches forward and she honors him
with memories and thoughts and
i forget what i do not remember
but am forever reminded
she is not me and i am not her
conjoined we can never be
despite the thickness of the blood
for she can see the dead man walking
and i am but a blind girl that forgets to look
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4 comments:
As always, your writing is so expressive! I always enjoy reading what you write. So sorry you don't have the memories your sister has.
Love you MUCH
me too sis; i always feel bad and wish i could share them with you
love you
but do you like the poem? That's all i want to know...don't care about the mushy, sad stuff...geesh people....am i good? :) :)
it's wonderful
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