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" Raeanne
Mirror, Mirror

When I look into a
mirror,
it is her face I see.
Her right is my left, double
moles, dimple and all.
My right is her left,
unblemished.

We are exact
opposites,
Kaeleigh and me.
Mirror image identical
twins. One egg, one sperm
one zygote, divided,
sharing one complete
set of genetic markers.

On the outside we are

the same. But not
inside. I think
she is the egg, so
much like our mother
it makes me want to scream.
Cold.
Controlled.

That makes me the sperm
I guess. I take completely
after our father.
All Daddy, that's me.
Codependent.
Cowardly.

Good, bad. Left, right.
Kaeleigh and Raeanne.
One egg, one sperm.
One being, split in two.

And how many
souls? "

Ellen Hopkins , Identical


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Ellen Hopkins quote : Raeanne<br />Mirror, Mirror<br /><br />When I look into a<br />mirror,<br />it is her face I see.<br />Her right is my left, double<br />moles, dimple and all.<br />My right is her left,<br />unblemished.<br /><br />We are exact<br />opposites,<br />Kaeleigh and me.<br />Mirror image identical<br />twins. One egg, one sperm<br />one zygote, divided,<br />sharing one complete<br />set of genetic markers.<br /><br /> On the outside we are<br /> <br /> the same. But not<br /> inside. I think<br />she is the egg, so<br />much like our mother<br />it makes me want to scream.<br />Cold.<br />Controlled. <br /><br />That makes me the sperm<br />I guess. I take completely<br />after our father.<br />All Daddy, that's me.<br />Codependent. <br />Cowardly.<br /><br /> Good, bad. Left, right.<br /> Kaeleigh and Raeanne.<br /> One egg, one sperm.<br /> One being, split in two.<br /><br /> And how many<br />souls?