MY BROTHER

My brother, the husband
My brother, the businessman
My brother, the homeowner
My brother, the musician
My brother, the younger.

My brother, the bright one
My brother, the responsible one
My brother, the first in his class
My brother, the first in college
My brother, the first out of college
– with a degree.

My brother, the better nephew
My brother, the better athlete
My brother, the better salesman
My brother, the better boy
My brother, the better son
casting me in shadow,
just got his first speeding ticket
and doesn’t know why
or how to take it.

Life has few pleasures;
I take what I can get.