I keep thinking about how "sister" sometimes sound like a warning label on something explosive
Meant to keep hands off, eyes averted
But what did you expect?
We learned language at the same time so we sometimes speak as one, the words I need to finish my sentence already in her mouth, her laugh living in my throat
She's seen me puke beans at 3AM, cry over a failed math test, eat cereal for dinner three nights straight, overthink a text for twenty minutes,
She's seen the version of me that's sick, broke, loud, quiet,
She's seen the mornings when I wake up hopeful, and the nights when I can't explain why I'm not,
She's seen me pick at scabs I shouldn't, bite the inside of my cheek until it bleeds, stare at the ceiling wondering if I'm even real,
She's seen the playlists I make when the world feels too big, songs that hold me together,
and she still chose to climb into my lap and ride me until we both forgot our own names
My twin sister is legitimately the love of my life and we bang like it's an Olympic sport we're training for
Y'all are out here swiping on apps looking for someone who gets you, while I've had mine since before we had fingerprints
The rest of the planet screams "wrong", all I hear is "finally"
She's not mine in the way you're afraid of, she's mine in the way gravity is mine
I fall toward her
Always have, always will.