Brothers in arms Bound by love unbreakable Brotherly love stuck them together Like crazy glue
The elder brother A long suffering and gentle scapegoat The whipping boy notwithstanding His young brother's prankishness
The younger one, extravagant with the food rations Blamed big brother for the untimely squander Father chastised the whipping boy Contending that he should know better That his young brother should follow his lead
Big brother wore the stripes of shame though he deserved them not Almost in tears he quizzed his young brother Why he loved to condemn him so I thought it was just a game he said
At the movie house, soon forgiven for the umpteenth time The young one rode piggybacked - A regular prank in cahoots with big brother To portray a non-paying toddler The young one's ticket money bought the popcorn
On the way back home past the sports club The younger brother begged some tennis players For chum change which they handed him through the wire mesh The handout sufficed for pieces of ice for the brothers Solicited from the ice-cream vendor
Brothers in arms they were Inseparable from an age so tender The bond remained strong even as they became men Only death could undo them They now rest in peace, mere strides apart.