circumstances of birth

I was born an only child,
with
two older sisters and a brother,
and three and two more
on the way
of each,
including
a much-more identical twin, who
none
of the siblings knew about,
but who used to drag me out
in the day, too early to tell
or find the way back.

It never occurred to me to tell.
Until years ago, when I looked
at his face and saw the lack.

But it all hardly matters, by
this point now. If one of us
never existed, how
could either of us prove
which one we were?

I'll give him the benefit. He

loved her.