Miracle
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I spent monthsPreparing myselfFor every possibility. Extra ultrasounds.Extra appointments.Extra prayers. Two little girlsSharing one placenta,Sharing one heartbeatWorth of hopeSplit into two. I told myselfNot to expect too much. Maybe one would need the NICU.Maybe they’d come homeOn different days.Maybe I’d leave the hospitalWith empty arms,Waiting for the other. I rehearsedA hundred versionsOf goodbye. None of…
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For months,I prepared myselfTo leave the hospitalWith only hope. I knew the risks. Identical twins. One placenta. Early delivery. I whispered“Maybe.” Maybe oneWould need the NICU. Maybe I’d have to chooseWhich bedsideTo sit beside first. Maybe homeWould have to wait. Instead, Three days later, There you were. Two impossibly tiny girls. Two car seatsBuckled into…
Between Bruises and Blooms 