together

her sister
is older
but only by
a year, still,
she rules
the roost, as
they like
to say.
determining
where lunch
will be, and
how long
they will stay.
she feels
smarter and
more worldly
than her little
sister, despite
their experiences
being virtually
the same and
they never
disagree, at
least not to
one another,
or openly, although,
little things
do come up,
like the men
they wanted
to marry
but didn't,
always afraid
to lose one
another, remember
him, they'd
laugh over tea,
such a fool, he
was, as together
they battle
age and memory.