1 2 SAME

i see in the dark circles

cause we both have them

i take a picture

he takes one too

our eyes they are mirrors

match match match

i play a song

he sings along

we sleep side by side

like he is mine

the child i have yet to own

the child i cannot call my own

but still he is mine

when he laughs

kicks back that head so full

i am laughing too

every word and move i make

he is taking notes

my little tape recorder

doesn't miss a single beat

everything is in sync

i want more time

12

he is

27

i am

best friends we are

i could mold him into whatever i wish

he's always looking up

to me

we shake the same nightmares

shiver the same fears

crack the same way

same same same

when i'm lying dead

he's living on for me

the extension cord

a blood tube that stretches

from my index finger to his

lifeline

two of us

we really are like one

but only i can carry

the limp sleeping boy

from couch to bed

tuck him in

and brush the hair from his eyes.

how is it

that when i sweep my lips across his forehead

whisper i love him

that he kisses my cool cheek

and tells me in his dead sleep whisper

"i love you too"?

it's an amazing love

and it goes on forever........

Reviews

[J]

ah gees, i love my baby brother without time or space. he is bigger and stronger than me now, but not in my heart. always and ridiculously he will be my heartbeat. this is a fantastic ode to such an indescribable love.

thank you for this, rachel. WELL done! [the music rocks!]

j

[AK]

Oh Rachel... this is... perfect! He's a fortunate young man indeed!

[Jaffa Forbes]

Really Beautiful Poetry.
"12

he is

27

i am"

This is my favourate line

Jaffa

[Bubo]

How wonderful it must be to have a little brother, that looks up to you with such love, this was a
lovely warm piece of a very special relationship, the ease in which you write these emotions are so
giving.

i want more time
12
he is.

They grow up so fast, and yes, I think we all crave more time with the younger generation.

[Stephanie Chin]

i really love the choice of song playing with your piece.
also, the photograph is breathtaking.

[__Flaw__]

I liked it a lot...very personal and lovely tribute to ur brother :) God Bless both of u...
I hope u r having a great time :))))) See ya.

[Kiri J]

Oh, Rach this is so beautiful! Makes me miss my brother. And that is one of my fav songs of all time. Just beautiful.

[Jaclyn]

Poems like these always make me wish I had siblings, people who might be the same as me yet so different...

This was just lovely. It brought a smile to my face and an ache to my heart...I, like the other reviewer, loved the line about the blood tube stretching like a lifeline...kind of a gross idea, yet intimate as no other line could be, making it NOT gross at all. Does that make sense?

Yeah, I don't know who would ever mistake you and your brother as being related. No resemblance there whatsoever...ehehehehe...

Anyway, I loved this...it had such a calm, peaceful, wistful, loving feeling to it. Awesome job.

[Dezaraye]

This is an incredible piece, Rachel. Your descriptions are wonderful and your words flow so eloquently. Wow, I'm always so amazed at your work. The picture is astounding as well. Such a beautiful job!

[PianoandPage]

beautiful. such a distinct style and really was a pleasure to read.