Being the older sibling
I'm left with responsibilities
and in certain situations
I can't respond with hostility.
I am my brother's keeper.
I am his protector.
If I fail showing him what's right,
he wouldn't know any better.
Why does he look up to me?
I really do not know.
He's a repeat of me,
so he will have a ways to go.
If I ever wanted to run away,
I knew that I couldn't,
because I can't leave him behind
and it would be selfish if I took him.
I'm not the best older sister,
but all I can do is try my best
to shield him when I can,
so that one day, he can handle the rest.