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A Poem: Brother Or Stranger?

A poem of family tension

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A Poem: Brother Or Stranger?

Mama gave birth to both of us

I was born first

Then you came along

Didn't know if it was better or worse

Growing up, I never knew the meaning of brotherhood

I thought with you by my side, things would be all good

We were like most brothers

Sometimes we'd bond, other times we fought

Overall. our relationship was stable

Or at least I thought

As we got older, we started to drift apart

Our relationship took a turn

Oh where do I start

What started as a battle would become a war

Even to this day

We go at each other's necks

Without any words to say

We would try and talk it out

But it would only make things worse

Always acting like you run shit

Forgetting that I was born first

And make matters worse,

I realized I never got your support

In anything that I pursued

Or anything of that sort

In fact, you did the opposite,

Knocking down my hustle

Not putting into mind

The sacrifices I made with my human muscle

Nothing hurts more than a non-supportive relative

Brings nothing but pain and a vibe to negative

Funny thing is, I was there for you when you were trying to persevere

Whenever you felt like quitting or was about to burst in tears

They say to never break your back for someone if they won't do the same for you

But when it's your own blood, that's what got me confused

I'm your freaking brother and all you do knock me down at my worse times

It's the pain you caused me that fuels the passion in these rhymes

All I wanna do now is knock you down into the grass

But for some odd reason, I still care about your ungrateful ass

Because you just started college

And I'm about to end it

And right now, at this point, our relationship was never amended

Now I'm here, having conflicting emotions of love, passion, and anger

Because who am I writing about, a brother or a stranger?

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