Family Resemblance
Wow! From
certain angles,
we look startling alike.
we look startling alike.
We have the
same profile,
the same expressions.
the same expressions.
Why do you
wrinkle your nose,
the way that I do?
the way that I do?
Gasp! You like coffee
with a tiny pinch of salt too?
with a tiny pinch of salt too?
Soulmates! We
think. Until,
we realise belatedly that...
we realise belatedly that...
We are
actually first cousins
who have not met for
the last ten years.
who have not met for
the last ten years.
We stare at
the family resemblance,
awed and sigh inwardly that beyond it,
we are completely unconnected.
awed and sigh inwardly that beyond it,
we are completely unconnected.
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verse poem written by Lin MH, 30 May 2014. All original content.
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