Poems That Came From a Beanstalk

Brothers and Sisters

Felt connected for a while there

I grew up and you went where?

We saw the world as it passed around

We felt the same pain when it brought us down

Held your hand to cross the street

Now it's a mystery as to when we'll meet

Was it you who stood in the cold?

With me in the mornings, the stars so bold?

I see you there in my memories

But you're a stranger now, don't you see?

I have to reintroduce myself

At our family gatherings, tell of my health

I feel our knots getting loose

Will they re-tangle themselves to a noose?

Mom is all we have in common now

Don't quite understand why or how

Brothers and sisters, we've come so far

Not like we ever tried very hard

My siblings, my blood, I've nearly forgotten you

Do you ever forget me too?

Do you remember the one we lost?

The eldest one of us all?

Wonder what they would've been

If they had lived to commit our sins

How do I miss them in my chest

When they never breathed a single breath?

Brothers and sisters, even the eldest one,

I can't help but feel our bonds are gone