we broke the wishbone
you got the wish
i got a splinter
that's how it goes
fare faced grinning fool
oh, how easy it'd be
for me to be jealous of you, brother
the boy who couldn't be stopped
the man that the wind whispers to
you are magic
you are busy lights on an empty stretch of I80
the swell of drum beats over silence
the giggle-fit tear stains on the universe's cheek
baby boy
wide eyed man-cub
the world tried to steal you
once
all those years ago
and you
you defiant son-of-a-gun
refused to bow to even death
the laugh lines at the end of a blank heart rate
thanks for never leaving me behind
you take nothing seriously
except dreams and funerals
and the call of the moon
"no matter where you are in life
no matter how noisy it gets
or how badly it hurts
you have to throw on the brakes now and then
just slow down
and turn your eyes to the sky
and howl
like a ravid coyote
howl at the moon"
"remind existence that you won't go quietly"
when i was six
dad told me that he and mom
had made us out of stardust
and magic
and beer caps
and fossils
that they made us out of treasure
you're my treasure
and the temple of my dreams
you're my map
my back pack
my adventure hat
and the voice in my head that laughs
and calls me a *******
we are not human beings on a spiritual endeavor
but spiritual beings
bound to a human medium
how very thankful i am to be tethered to you
for my little brother, kyle. a year and one half younger than i, and still my hero. cheers, you little ****. (: i love you, whole biiiiig bunches.