Twins...sniwT

by Lioness   Mar 11, 2012


They keep
asking us if
we're twins,
we smile
mischievously
and nod -
knowing
that it was
a lie.

Four years
between us,
yet we look
and act as
though we
were staring
into a mirror.

Our kindred
and sibling
hearts beat as
though they are
imprinted
alike.

But...

Not everything
is as blissful
as it seems.

Like the time
we shared a
room together
at home,
we wanted
to pull out
each other's hair.

Or the time
that you dropped
the wooden
plank on my foot
and bruised me
for months.

No...

those moments,
still weren't the
worst.

It was when you told
me that you tried
to take your own life
by swallowing some
pills...

to end the pain
and depression.

When I told you
about my
misery and my
OCD.

When we knew
we were
different from
everyone else.

Yes,
I am right...

we should
have been twins.

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  • 12 years ago

    by Ronel McCarthy

    Lovely honest write ! :)

  • 12 years ago

    by Decayed

    I love how I can analyze this in two ways.

    You're either referring to a real sibling (which I'm unsure about), or you're just referring to your ego.. your conscious, maybe.

    First, the title is freakin' awesome: It's like a reflection, that's why I have a feeling that the other twin is you!

    I was sucked in totally, for the melancholy is overwhelming. The vibes of sadness this piece sends to me are gigantic!

    But by reading the first stanza, two times, it feels that you're talking about schizophrenia. mm... a little help here?

    Anyway, what I'm sure of is the big distance between those two sides. Flashbacks really helped in stressing on this. Beautiful right.. Liz.

  • 12 years ago

    by Wicked Ways

    Twins...sniwT

    I too love how you twisted the words in the title :) it was awesome and pulled me in and wondered what the poem would be about . . .

    and wow... reading this poem has made me very emotional, I have a sister that I'm close to as well, though i can't relate directly, but i can to the emotional closeness and devastation in this poem :(

    well penned

  • 12 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Oh Liz-
    what a creative piece you have written.... love it! and the title is awesome!!

  • 12 years ago

    by Karla

    Liz

    You are unique and I love you. This is a wonderful piece.

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