Little Brother
No longer small
So grown up
So far to fall
...
Don't tell me what you're feeling yet;
My ears aren't yet prepared.
Don't ask me what I feel for you;
my mouth is still quite scared.
...
Can we get clean again?
The speakers inquire;
Inescapable sounds
That spread through her like fire.
...
Eyes looking up,
She stood in wonder.
Clouds flowing like an endless ocean,
Prayers drowning in the abyss.
...
I am the only—Yes, I am the one;
thus my truth exists only in me.
Exposure is my choice;
Only I can let down my guard.
...
Pierce me with the right,
Clear me of the wrong.
Love me with entirety
Encompass me with you.
...
Puddles inconsistent with love everlasting,
Not knowing what I’m saying,
All means something.
Intensifying fear,
...
Cicadas serenade me.
Sitting here
This cheap chair supporting my weight—
Weight….
...
Incomprehensible,
One never ceasing to exist.
Uncontrollable passion,
Feelings unable to resist.
...
Carried away by the notes
Coerced by a song
My ears let the reality in.
Little by little
...
Mind flooded with memories
Spilling over now
Onto the page
Ciphering through this very pen.
...
Symbols penetrate empty page
Ink pours writer’s pen
Secret pent-up feelings
Whispers sound soft
...
Growing Up (A Poem For My Lil Bro's H.S. Graduation Gift)
Little Brother
No longer small
So grown up
So far to fall
Take my hand
And I’ll take yours
Rain or tears
Whichever pours
From eyes of blue
Clear reflection soul
I’ll take the wheel—be your escape
Pay the toll
I’m here whenever lightning strikes
Today—tomorrow
Tonight, tonight