Mirrored image; twins in-utero, twins in life,

Alone in their friendship through school; Dressed in plaid, black locks in ponytails, Red ribbons dressing their manes.

Mirrored image; twins in understanding, Sharing every thought, no words necessary. Studying law side by side, training in the firm, Standing together at their mother’s graveside.

Mirrored image; twins rejecting a social life, Alone in their friendship through work;

Dressed in matching, sleek suits. Capable.

Sharing a city penthouse, money made.

Mirrored image; twins working on cases, Sharing the workload, a compelling team.

Holidaying on distant paradise islands,

Floating side by side beneath the tropical waves.

Mirrored image; twin stares in the mirror,

Alone as she had always been, voices whisper; Dressed smartly, singularly. High flying,

In spite of her delusions, in spite of her visions.

Mirrored image; twin stares at the walls,

Sharing her apartment with other single twins, White walled apartment in an institution, Dressed in a tight jacket, restrained.

Mirrored image; only child, unable to speak,

Alone in the world, orphaned at birth,

Broken down irretrievably, unable to grasp reality, Locked up with only her twinned delusion for company.