My Brother

Our Friendship

Something that bleeds across time and space 

The days filled with our laughter

The nights riddled with my drinking

In this loneliness I feel lost

I feel beat, like everything I ever wanted has been lost

Alone I am weak, I am nothing, 

A Failure 

The darkness creeps 

It tears my mind to pieces

It grips my heart and rends it 

I feel so helpless

A man brought to his knees by weakness

A creature who can't even think

What a joke I make

Yet

For years you believed in me

By my side you stood

Every sour note, every angry yell, every tear, every laugh

The highs and the lows

You have been my friend

Teacher, helping hand, guiding light

You were once

My brother