Poems & Stories

Brother

I have an older brother
and I like to play with him
he runs around the neighborhood
and I run after him

he plays tag with the neighbor kids
and they let me play too
I'm always the first one frozen
so I sit and watch, it's true

when he jumps in puddles
I will jump in with a "Boo!"
and if the puddles are muddy
it covers him in goo

he'll ride his bike
down the street
I can't keep up
on wheels or feet

on hot summer days
if he goes for a swim
you can likely guess
that I'll also go in

and when he walks
around the block
I'm right behind him
in shoes and socks

he has a little brother
and he sort of thinks it's nice
if he had the chance to trade me in
he'd probably think twice.