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Brother

by Chris Hubbard

I wrote this piece while I was caring for my identical twin brother, following major surgery. Nearly everything you may have heard about identical twins is true.

 

Brother

The pain of being is not mine, but

my brother's. He cries and howls the Midnight

down into uneasy drowse

as the daylight lifts his covers

over swelling clouds of hurt.

Breaking, I balm him a little,

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Sunday 14th January 2018 4:11 am

balm   broken   courage   drowse   hurt   northern   pain   sandgrounds   sirens   unended   whistle

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