Not Sibling Rivalry

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Let me tell you about me and my brother

For many years

As long ago as age three

I awed my brother and copied his every move

To learn his ABC...

When he picked up his slate and books and practised his reading

 I always sat close to him pleading

Wanting and truly believing 

That I could do anything he did

And work as hard as I pleaded

One times two is two...

 On the slate with great Tanty Fanny

Her eyesight was so poor that my brother

At age eight

Had to read to her

With a special gait

 He stood on a chair 

with the newspaper in hand

 Opened next to the kerosene lamp 

On top of the cabinet like a plank

Young fingers pointing to help him understand 

Segmenting and blending 

He always had a plan

 I got my chair climbed up next to him

And hung on every word he read

No clue as to what they really said

I just knew that I really cared

And loved whenever my brother read

Today my friend Hindsight told me

It was not sibling rivalry between

My brother and me

It was my brother's spirit

Guiding me to the path

Created for me

And...

I totally agree

Wholeheartedly!

(Inspired by: My brother Matthew)

I palpitate my circles of light and love
to embrace and engulf you true!