Brother Love Hurts Poems

I always looked after my baby brother. I was like a mini superhero for him. Until I wasn't...

You can be the greatest hero and you...

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Don't Let Go

Life gets hard, 
and seems...
overwhelming at times. 
Don't let go. 

Life gets rough, 
not just at the edges, 
but all over. 
Don't let...

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I was trapped in a marriage
It wasn't going together
Like a horse and carriage
This I tell you brother
You can have one without the other
Try and try...

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There was a man that lived they said
his whole life in grief and dread

A fool who did but once entwine
in his arms a maiden fine

Love...

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when she made hot coffee in the morning,
winked at me said your breakfast is warming,
I was dumbstruck and knew there was a flaw,
This was not...

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Looking back, one thing comes clean-glass clear
you were always there for me subduing every fear.

I tried to do my duty, be a husband strong and...

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As still as night, her heart aghast,
she pondered of her fellow's fairing,
for word had spread of his capture.
She dreamt of blooming meadows past,
as butterfly spies...

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Heaven Here

I stare at the photo, 
unbidden… tears fill my eyes. 
I can barely see. 
I hate that about me. 
You would laugh. 
You always...

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I Came By…
(to see you)

You don’t see me. 
I see you, everyday. 
I am afraid to say hello. 
You may say good-bye. 

I just want...

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The Mermaid Calls

You draw me close, 
and I can not swim. 
You lure me, 
tempt me, 
and tell me…
things.

Your beauty is beyond, 
all that I...

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Tricks in the Dark

Evil does not need to be, 
ever in the shadow. 
In fact, it likes to walk, 
among us… best. 

It hides and...

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Red Rover

You know the rules. 
You had your chance. 
You lost. 
Now…
My turn. 

I will tell her the sky dims when she smiles, 
As her...

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My Best Friend

Carries a great load around. 
I can see it in her eyes, her stance…
Sometimes I hear it just beyond the words, 
she speaks...

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Your feelings surface, and tears
spill from your eyes as you speak.
You say you've loved me for years,
wiping the drops from your cheek. 

Your wrenching words...

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...Calvin looked extremely confused,
then smiled knowingly,
said,’I think I can explain this,
so please love, come with me.”
At first, of course, she did resist,
but Calvin plead, and...

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