Charles Clifford Brooks III’s most recent poem to appear here was Overlooking Tom’s Garden (November 2014).
The Conclusions of an Older Brother
By Charles Clifford Brooks III
There is talk of deep roots,
water,
born from,
being married into,
family.
I only see:
Loyalty,
compassion,
revenge,
a particular strain of DNA.
It is more than plasma,
money,
sir names,
holidays,
traditions that act
as a conduit
between strangers.
little brother,
it is us. You.
Me.
We carry
the true unique
within us.
A beautiful testimony to the power of brothers–blood and chosen.
A blessing for sure.