A Message to My Twin

We were born on the same year,
On the same day,

of a different month,

to different parents.

We were born in the same country,

Brought up with the same traditions,

in different islands,

to different families.

We are so close,

yet so far.

We lived in the same country,

but in different cities.

We met twenty-one years later,

through a mutual friend,

Who did the best thing in this world,

and isn't even aware of it.

We said 'hi' to each other like perfect strangers do,

but our friendship grew stronger and deeper by day.

As we began to talk,

We learned that were doing the same major,

had similar goals, and dreams,

but all with different paths to make.

Since day one, we've kept in touch,

we've shared many human experiences together.

We know each other's deepest secrets,

and desires.

Traveling the world,

Meeting new people.

Experiencing new cultures.

Fearing love,

Respecting others,

Enjoying new things.

These and many more that happened in the past,

which is happening now,

and with no doubts will happen in the future,

are things we are experiencing each day of our lives.

You are short,

I am tall.

You are skinny,
I am heavier.

You are lighter,

I am darker.

But these are differences that makes us the same.

Our closeness is unique,

something not shared with many.

We have a unique position in

sharing perspectives on life.

We experience the need for space,

yet we are always unseparable.

We say to be humans,

we say to be women,

we say to be friends,

we say to be lovers,

we say to be sisters,

but above all,

we say to be twins.

(You know who you are. Thank you for all these amazing human experiences. Thanks to our mutual friend, our "minino", may God be always with us. [Can I get an Amen!]

-Amen)