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A Letter To My Little Brother

Dear Little Brother,
It is not I who can touch upon this feeling
how much one person can mean to another
not exactly not precisely not enough
because with words like love or god
a messengers method distorts the message
 
were we  back then enlisted by fate
the moment we came out
for our hearts were forever tethered
once we had weathered
that better portion of a year
the time came so we emerged
a protrusion full of life
given to us unmistakeably
 
When it was your time I had done mine
as this family pioneer
I opened and tread a path for you
 
like usual I hedged the path wide enough
for your new legs to walk on top
like mom’s back
I wish it were
 
due to my 4 lbs and 1 oz of cranium
your entrance went swimmingly
you forgot your ball and mitt though
I’d expected the world in you a new play date
my child mind hadn’t yet been familiar
with dissapointment
 
But learning to love you
took hardly a seconds time
we were connected before  
before even mom was born
and before even chance had a chance
 
poor chance brought his change
with a shit ton of growing pains
but our love and bond a weather vein
and I thank the beyond
no matter the endless hurricane
our love remained unscathed
 
I say little because you were second
cuz just being the bigger man
never made me the bigger man
number two hasn’t a thing to do
with who knows more than who
I learned lifetimes with you
 
And I say brother because I mean it
miraculously fucked
but life is here
regardless of those who aren’t
I’ll be here and I’ll be there
but always for my brother

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