MY OLDER BROTHER

• Bree Isles, Grade 7, Cranbourne Secondary College
• Poetry
• 2017

Excellence Award in the 'Spread The Word 2017' competition

I've got a lot of things going on at home,
That's why I don't answer the phone,
I like to be alone.
My older brother is now gone,
He was protective full of brawn.
He always said he was dark,
But he was actually a bright spark.
I've got a lot of things going on at home,
That's why I don't answer the phone,
I like to be alone.
My brother was always here,
Before I could fear.
People took him,
Before he could swim.
He always said it was time to end,
So he befriended all his true friends,
He thinks his a monster,
But dreams of being a worlds boxer.
I've got a lot of things going on at home,
That's why I don't answer the phone,
I like to be alone.
He always told me that he loved me,
Which I found quite annoying.
But I never saw it until he left,
I never told him that I loved him too,
I always said "same goes to you".
I've got a lot of things going on at home,
That's why I don't answer the phone,
I like to be alone.