Poem-a-Day 6 and Day 7

(presently untitled)

many have thought i am psychic
i thought they are just blind
we're probably both right

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sisters and brothers

kim & frank

she describes her arguments
with her brother
both convinced of how right
they each are
at some point i can't tell
whose voice it is
i say, you & your brother
sound very similar
her head swings around
eyes widen
she blurts, shut up!
i laugh

rosie & joe

first day of class
she tells me i'm gorgeous
and so nice
few months later she asks
me to join her at her
favorite bar
her treat
i wonder what kind of
like this is; i go
she greets me with
an embrace and her
handsome muscular brother
i am immediately in lust
with him
she, like a broker, stands
between us saying,
when the time is right
i wonder why
she brought him
maybe to measure
how hetero or homo i am
not sure she likes the results
she can't bear the thought of
her brother doing her teacher
i can't bear waiting
i can always prematurely
promote her

me & bob

siblings by choice
different families
similar craziness
i tell him about
kim & frank
getting through christmas
day without arguing
until the very end
bob says, it sounds like us
no, i say, they fight like
macho men -- to be right
& on top like whose
dick is bigger
we don't fight like that,
he agrees
no, i say, we are more like
screaming vaginas
yes, he says, we counter
with sarcasm