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My Family
To everyone else I was an only child
I got whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it
Alas, I had no friends to play with
Although, in my eyes I wasn't an only child
I had a twin brother who lived in my mirror
We would talk together for many hours
It always seemed like he could read my mind
Always knowing what I wanted to say, and he would copy me
I love my brother
My cousin came over to play one day
I introduced him to my brother
He laughed and called me a freak
When I wasn't looking he smashed my mirror
I was livid
So I took a glass shard, and thrust it in his neck
Nobody hurts my brother
I got whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted it
Alas, I had no friends to play with
Although, in my eyes I wasn't an only child
I had a twin brother who lived in my mirror
We would talk together for many hours
It always seemed like he could read my mind
Always knowing what I wanted to say, and he would copy me
I love my brother
My cousin came over to play one day
I introduced him to my brother
He laughed and called me a freak
When I wasn't looking he smashed my mirror
I was livid
So I took a glass shard, and thrust it in his neck
Nobody hurts my brother
Published 14th Oct 2022
| Edited 16th Oct 2022
Author's Note
This poem can be interpreted in many ways. Was the child really talking to himself, or something else? Do you feel sad for the child? Tell me your thoughts in the comments.
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