Shawn L. Bird

That sweet sad face
alone on the playground,
lost in her thoughts,
playing with ponies,
is creating a new world
that shuts out what
was most wonderful
of her.

Who is behind
the revisionist theories
that are shredding

who she was?

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Twins raised apart
are more similar
than those raised together,
and fight nature
to find individuality.

.
Too much alike,
so one must re-write history
and craft a vision
that is completely different
from what the other sees.

 .

Affection, nurture, and laughter

are slashed through with the editor’s pen

and misunderstanding and frustration

are in bold print

in this edition of her life.

 .

Who replaced the beloved child

with this angry young woman

holding tightly to her hand-crafted memories?