I could hear it from the kitchen
Coffee maker bubbling
Stomach rumbling
I could hear him throwing up
ADHD meds worked
But made him sick a lot

Poor little baby boy
I had to hide from the sick
Afraid of insides outside
And I could hear his tears fall and dry
Brother, sister, comforting
Giggling
Holding his hair back

When the sick was gone
I ventured in  
The sick boy, better now
Big brother filling up his bath tub
Dreadlocks *******
Toys that wind up
Warm water
Soap bubbles
Happy face

Big brother cleans the sick off
Little cups of water down his back
Tickles his face
Kisses his forehead
Loving, bubbling
Sick like brother

I watch and learn love
And I'm in love with it all

Big brother helps big sister with homework
I stay with sick baby boy
His red popsicle melts into his bathwater
But stays in his tummy
He tells me about school

I listen and learn love
And I fall in love with it all over again