How it feels to be a twin?

‘Twin’kle –‘Twin’kle, Uniquely similar stars,

People wonder, “who we are?”,

Up, among the world, we shine,

Like a diamond in the mine.

“Aha! Wow! You have a twin sister?” is the usual expression of the people ( in shock and with pleasant surprise) when they understand this fact. Immediate Question has to be- “Do you girls look similar?” or “ How your family comes to know who is who?” All I can think of is that why seeing a twin is a thrilling experience for many people.

Associating myself as a twin has gone through many levels. During childhood school days, it never really struck hard that we were twins because almost for 10 years we are with the same class. So, our friends never really had difficulties. Unless, if any friend confided in us they would never forge to mention that “don’t tell this to you twin” and I was tired convincing them I can be trusted. Either of us would copy the notes which teacher gave and other one plays in classroom because we could at the end of day go home n complete it. Only in other social functions, I felt people never remember my name as we hardly meet them ( because pooja was easy name for them to recollect) while we were always thought to be as pooja-priti, pooja- pinky, pooja- payal n rest I don’t even remember. Being a twin means having a company everywhere we go!

But as we entered college, it was interesting! As we were now matured and the ‘being-twin’ feeling grew bigger as we caught attention in college. We fooled teachers and friends in Junior college and almost everyone knew us. For the first time in our lives, we scored the same total also in out final exams. So, that was quite an amazing feeling and center of attention. So, being twin was so much fun and cool now!

As senior college years started, we diverted into different fields. We found different set of friends now who identified us as who we actually are and there were no longer confusions. After knowing that we had a twin, it was like an add-on to our personality. So, when our friends met our respective twins, they are so delighted and look up to us. Now, being a twin was my hidden asset for people!

Here, for the first time, I felt the divergence. Because, different friends and different level of interaction and different experiences. So, on sharing it with one another, it was quite an unusual feeling as to missing something. Because we never felt indifferent. But, I guess this change had to occur.

Closeness of my twin to other friends bothered me because I never liked it as I was the third person among the two which I have never ever felt! But, gradually, I accepted the fact that she wants someone who she thought was better than me as a friend. I always knew at the end, no one can beat me . Now, being a twin was not always having same things and got real!

Yes, that’s what we realized as we grew into adults. The fact was accepted well as we were now different individuals. As twins now we don’t feel the need to share to each other also because most of the times we know that she understood my feelings. We are undoubtedly born to be together.

Some times I wonder, how it would be to born single? I cant really well imagine that. But, I did felt it once when Pooja went to her first college trip which was the first time we weren’t together for any trip. I so much missed her and wanted to be there and have fun. I got all emotional and also penned down my feelings into a poem which I made her read. She cried. We both did! Because as I said, it’s untold same feeling that we share. So, now being a twin is like having a life-long companion!

The same jokes strike us, the same things we observe, only we can decode our codes for so many things, only we can understand other’s feeling more better, we don’t mind giving it up for each other, we co ordinate well, we get doubled gifts( yes, her gifts are mine and mine are hers too), we pamper each other, we fight like enemies and friends after cooled down, we team up for any task, we criticize each other the most and also love each other the most.

The poem for Pooja !

SISTER

Life without sister,

is like a halt forever.

To me she is so....special,

at her departure am waiting for her arrival.

Every moment is passing by,

its only her presence that can make them....alive!

Without her, incomplete is my laughter,

just her "smiling face" makes the joke more... funnier,

I am lost in the joy then after,

she is the reason for me being .....merrier.

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Without her am afraid to cry,

bcoz her absence cannot make me dry.

Thank you.... GOD!

for sending an "angel" for me,

just before I was ....born!

(My prayer to THEE)

when she stands before Heaven

there she will b welcomed by "me",

then de balance will be even!!