the quiet one (mostly)

I understand her lament having a brother
that breaks windows, hangs out on roofs and sniffs crotches.
she smells good tonight, wags her body and smiles
in that cute way that she does.


my twin always got all the attention
by dope smoking, shop lifting, truancy
while I quietly got straight A's and stayed home at night.


now she watches for clues as to what to do
to please me.


I tried all that, too, without success, but she
truly deserves an extra pat on the head
and she gets one.