Brother
When you were young
You were invincible.
Imagination was your guide,
And you were always the hero.
Your life has turned out just the same
And now you are the one,
That gives to those you know and love
The strength to be the same.
You’ll never know the truth
Of how you changed our lives,
By being just the man you are;
By being just yourself.
But smaller eyes look up at you
And see you’re even greater,
For me you’ve been there many years,
And for that I’m truly thankful.
Even though I’ll never say it
You know I’ll always love you;
You know that you’re the only one
That I’ll ever call my brother.
The blood that flows between us,
It never really mattered;
What really made the difference
Was that you were always there.
I cannot tell you just how much
I’m glad that you’re still here;
Another year we’ve had with you
And felt all of your love.
I only hope you feel the same
From those of us you’ve touched.
But even so I think I’ll say
To make it very clear;
For me there never was a doubt
As to who you really were.
Your are and always will remain:
My Friend,
My Friend,
My Brother.
Copyright © Jason Klaiber | Year Posted 2005
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