When I was born, my mother refused to part with the afterbirth
The doctors wanted to get rid of what she made
She would not have it
She fought the doctors for her placental baby
It was my twin brother
She named him Angelo
Maybe it was all the drugs they pumped into her that made her do it
We shared a crib and cuddled

I am 23 now
Obviously, so is Angelo
We are twins, after all
Angelo always wears that one baseball cap
He got it when dad took us to the ball park
Angelo caught a fly ball
We were all very impressed
Angelo loves baseball, but doesn't play many sports

He has not aged well
His shine has lost its luster
He is a bit dried out
He didn't grow much as a child
Probably because he didn't eat much
He was a very picky eater
He used to drive Mom crazy when she tried to feed him
Poor Mom

Angelo was a terrific student
He got straight A's
He was quite the cut-up as well
He used to stand in the doorway and trip the teacher when he came in
We would have a good laugh about it
It kind of ruined the teachers' shoes, though
Angelo got into Stanford on scholarship
I think he got in because of Affirmative Action
Not many placentas get into Stanford

Angelo has a way with the ladies
They can't seem to get enough of him when he's around
It always made me jealous
He has a steady girlfriend now
They've been going out for some time
It's like they were made for each other
Maybe it's because they have such similar life stories
She's an appendix