Twins

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Ahgreyeuss        and Rakhehla
as children
are in a bath

smiling at themselves
arms around                                                   
each     other                                                                    
fingers                                                                                       
cheeks                                                                                        
identical                                                                                   
and five years                                                                     
Flesh colored room                                                 
            and tub warmth
                                           spongy smooth
                                                             porcelain
                                                               and skin
                                                 They are sisters
                                     They sit and steam
                              breathing in
           their choice

thinking of
each                other
the last time                                                                     
                                                                   as strangers
They                                reach
samely           curling
their
bodies together

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