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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