SORORAL

for Megan Gabrielle

I have only a few clues
scraps
strands
bones
we crochet
we spit and clothe the inorganic
you share these signs
decipher the enigma
of our shared womb and similar sperm
in this weird world we have for journey
we are students comparing notes
you tell me what I missed
what the parents meant
what your cowries say
what your prescription makes clear
how you read tracks in the mud and snow
what you hear in the geese'd sky


o sister, it would be such slow going but for you.