Sisters

There is an expectation, I think, that when you grow up in the same family, there will be more ways that you are ALIKE than not. But, the reality can play out very differently. It is, perhaps, more like this: that the things we get from family explain only part of us. We are made up of so much more. I am trying to help you. And, right now, in this stressful moment, you are teetering on one STILT, and I am running around after you, trying to hand you the other. How we each react and respond to this precariousness both seems recognizably the same (ah yes, we are siblings) and drastically not (ah yes, we grew up in very different worlds).

Georg’ann

EXTRA tired this morning.
Eyes blurry, hard to focus.
Attempts to take STOCK
of the week ahead fall away.
Brain not engaging.
Body STIFF, stretches necessary.
Late yet STILL need to practice,
start week on solid foundation.
Reach, bend, twist, breathe.
Pour water over grounds
standing on one leg
balance like a STILT.

Heather