Separation
Posted: 12 Mar 2020, 06:19
V2:
Separation
Conjoined at the hip and chest,
we were partners in a slow dance.
Though our parents were divorced,
we never knew loneliness.
When talk of separation came up
we looked at each other
the way a pilot and co-pilot
in a piper plane do
when flying at low altitude,
and the engine stalls.
Our parents chatted up the joy
of jumping puddles, and weeks later
I awoke to my brother lying in a bed
next to mine. His full face
clearly seen for the first time.
And when Brady turned his back
and strode the hospital hall without me
I saw my future.
To this day I know when he feels ill--
I take to my bed. And when he's happy
I'm happy. Brady remains
as close to me as my chest scar.
When I'm sad I run my finger over it
and imagine, again, feeling whole
V1:
Conjoined Twins Go Their Separate Ways
Conjoined at the hip and chest,
we were partners in a slow dance.
Though our parents were divorced,
we never knew loneliness.
When talk of separation came up
we looked at each other
the way a pilot and co-pilot
in a piper plane do
when flying at low altitude,
and the engine stalls.
Our parents chatted up the joy
of jumping puddles, and weeks later
I awoke to my brother lying in a bed
next to mine. His full face
clearly seen for the first time.
And when Brady turned his back
and strode the hospital hall without me
I saw my future.
To this day I know when he feels ill--
I take to my bed. And when he's happy
I'm happy. Brady remains
as close to me as my chest scar.
When I'm sad I run my finger over it
and imagine feeling whole
once more
Separation
Conjoined at the hip and chest,
we were partners in a slow dance.
Though our parents were divorced,
we never knew loneliness.
When talk of separation came up
we looked at each other
the way a pilot and co-pilot
in a piper plane do
when flying at low altitude,
and the engine stalls.
Our parents chatted up the joy
of jumping puddles, and weeks later
I awoke to my brother lying in a bed
next to mine. His full face
clearly seen for the first time.
And when Brady turned his back
and strode the hospital hall without me
I saw my future.
To this day I know when he feels ill--
I take to my bed. And when he's happy
I'm happy. Brady remains
as close to me as my chest scar.
When I'm sad I run my finger over it
and imagine, again, feeling whole
V1:
Conjoined Twins Go Their Separate Ways
Conjoined at the hip and chest,
we were partners in a slow dance.
Though our parents were divorced,
we never knew loneliness.
When talk of separation came up
we looked at each other
the way a pilot and co-pilot
in a piper plane do
when flying at low altitude,
and the engine stalls.
Our parents chatted up the joy
of jumping puddles, and weeks later
I awoke to my brother lying in a bed
next to mine. His full face
clearly seen for the first time.
And when Brady turned his back
and strode the hospital hall without me
I saw my future.
To this day I know when he feels ill--
I take to my bed. And when he's happy
I'm happy. Brady remains
as close to me as my chest scar.
When I'm sad I run my finger over it
and imagine feeling whole
once more