When Father Said

I remember 
YOU
sibling, I remember you
WELL
Remind me again 
OF
your name 
DO
pray tell
I,

remember a home
AND
a womb shared
WITH
you, and was it the six of
US
lined in a queue
On,

those Christmases long
GONE
when father said no,
GO
back to bed, Santa's
STUCK
in the snow
DID,

we cry, laugh and love
PLAY
our games in
THE
street, did we sit at our
TABLE
to squabble and eat, I
REMEMBER

you sibling, I remember
YOU
well and now,
WHICH
one are you, what's your
NAME
do pray tell

M P 19/2/22