Always My Brother

Always My Brother

Our childhood was full of pain

We offen bickered through the night

Our moms attention you did gain

And losing  often was my plight

An outstanding athlete you once were

Football and running were your strengths

In mothers’eyes you were the sun

While for approval,I traveled lengths

You became a father I admired most

Your children were your night and day

I grew to love you and would boast

How far you’d come in many ways

Through my trials you were there

And often went out of your way

Offering advice that you would share

You helped me see the light of day

You lost a child,I wept with you

I watched you suffer through the years

There wasn’t anything I wouldn’t do

If it helped to wipe away your tears

Though your no longer on this earth

My memories have remained with me

Your life has inspired a new rebirth

Your love you left as your legacy