I call the raccoon
"Theo" for short.
he has a twin brother
named Franklin.
Franklin likes to fly about at night,
while Theo likes to snack on stonefruit and
cold pizza.
they might look
drastically different.
they might be
drastically different
but they're still twins.
whether Theo speaks too softly
or Franklin plays music too loudly,
they're still Theo and Franklin.
it's a funny thing about being attached to someone like that, by namesake.
no matter how different you are from each other,
your names will still roll off people's tongues
together.
and while you think no one sees you as an individual,
know that your counterpart does.
so while he flies around and peers at you from the windowsill,
and you nibble on a plum and watch Netflix too late at night,
know that you know
you're different.
Dec 13, 2016
Dec 13, 2016 at 9:13 PM UTC
I call the raccoon
"Theo" for short.
he has a twin brother
named Franklin.
Franklin likes to fly about at night,
while Theo likes to snack on stonefruit and
cold pizza.
they might look
drastically different.
they might be
drastically different
but they're still twins.
whether Theo speaks too softly
or Franklin plays music too loudly,
they're still Theo and Franklin.
it's a funny thing about being attached to someone like that, by namesake.
no matter how different you are from each other,
your names will still roll off people's tongues
together.
and while you think no one sees you as an individual,
know that your counterpart does.
so while he flies around and peers at you from the windowsill,
and you nibble on a plum and watch Netflix too late at night,
know that you know
you're different.
Woooooo Theo and Franklin are a metaphor for separation anxiety tossed in with the constant need to be independent from your sibling/friend/whatever.
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