Inseparable Siblings
A story of love and loss — submission for The Lark competition — a runner-up in the competition
Once inseparable siblings
years between us felt like days
Shielded me from family injuries
filled in for a mother who chased a father
watched TV every night
sang R&B songs to bootleg cassettes
Once indivisible
now individual cells
existing in isolated bodies
It happened on her wedding day
a vision in a mermaid gown
floating down the aisle
enveloped in jewels and joy
The end of the night, the music dies
a hurried kiss and hug
the silk of her sleeve latches onto mine
perfume idling on my cheek
lipstick smears
tears reveal cracks in the foundation
an orphan left at the altar
Sobbed in the desolate back seat
loss of a childhood and best friend
returned to a house, not a home
an empty room
from in living color to a static screen
Threw myself onto her bed
a hard pillow stuffed with grief
fell asleep to a song on repeat
Boys to Men
It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday
It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday
It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday
