we did not have names

I was a twirly whirly dancing girl But not alone, for there was another spinning top She looked like me, had my face and my smile We laughed the same, an excited giggle really Sometimes we laughed so hard, we went into silent laugh mode Staring at each other as happy tears ran down our face It looked like we were laughing like hyenas and loons We were but no noise was coming out Our childhood was fun; we liked most of it. Everyone in our small Iowa town seemed to know us We did not have individual names. We were both called “Stone Twin” or “Twin” or “Twinsey” We did not care; life was carefree and fun and wonderful. We loved playing games, acting out Peter Pan, and making friends. Being an identical twin was so much fun when I was a child.