Six Of One

One raises expectations

Two make mutual obligations

All at sixes and at sevens

Beneath the crying fractured heavens

Someone’s sister, someone’s brother

Or half a dozen of the other

One shared shellfish platter, one more mutual selfie later

Two too much to ever matter 

Since we were small we all have heard

A picture’s worth a thousand words

Both instantly developed, each finally uncovered

Or half a dozen of the other

One diamond ring, one single pearl

For one lucky boy and girl

To break their hearts or break the bank

Or just to say goodbye and thanks

One hiding in the closet, one hidden the cupboard

Or half a dozen of the other

One by one and two by two 

A half truth is one point of view

One advances, one retreats

Both choosing to forget defeats

A friend for life, a former lover

Or half a dozen of the other