Little Big Brother

When he was a child, He threw my belongings out the window Gazed upon me not knowing, Where I would go Belt welts for my belongings, He did not know Sorry my brother, My Highs reached your lows When I became a teen mom, He embraced my change Knowing I've always been like a mother, To my Lil Big Brother I reined When he realized he beat me, He was not naive to see However his mind was not developed enough, To see it was breaking me He adapted to my change gradually, Seeing it as the norm Eventually seeing the sister he once knew, Becoming someone he now mourned As he grew he pushed harder, Knowing hopes and dreams for him were true Occasionally falling off track, Doing what he had to do Graduating first, Meeting the finish line He knew he made me proud, As an adult expressing his mind Helping me to stay afloat, Encouraging me as his life boat I continue to tread water, Within tsunamis throat Now using him as the outlet, In which I express My deep darkest fears, He wipes away my tears When younger siblings step in, In pride you should not be led They to know whats best, While maintaining our thread