Urban Sprawl

I had a half sister named Arley Bell I had a half brother named Perry Lee She's dead now; murdered, dismembered Counted among some serial killers claim to fame And brother, in the psych hospital Around the same time But I don't know any more- They had a different father There were older brothers we shared too And I found I had other sisters, raised by other families. Growing up alone was a long, lonely affair But as soon as I was done growing up All these names began to pop up- People I'd never met, have yet to meet- And now that I'm old, we've grown even father apart If possible: how can you join hands, minds With people you never shared a childhood Or a memory with; who never met your eyes At the end of a death- or even a joke? It now seems certain I will die Never laying eyes on another living human Who shares the same dna: hair, eyes, bone structure.. Except that my child is so much like me: We're one soul in twin bodies That it feels almost foolish to waste time Wondering about the others.