Roxanne K. Cottell

My brother and I have always been good friends.

 

I might think sometimes that he is a little bit odd, but who truly isn't? So what if he still likes toys? It just means that he is a kid at heart. Since when was it ever a sin to be young at heart?I think the fondest memories that I have of my kid brother were not when we were kids and kicking the crap outta each other, but in those times when we needed to band together and be brother and sister. There was no real sibling rivalry between us. There was only him, and only me, and then came Napua, but even she was not enough to come between the two of us.There are times in my life when I need the star-struck lunacy that is so very much a part of who I am, shaken outta me, even if only for a moment, so that I can be once again clear headed and even tempered. I guess that my brother is like the San Andreas fault, and I am on the fault line sometimes.I call him Puglsey, or Kapug, or dude, but mostly I call him when I just need someone to listen.

 

Jumping on the bed.

Running away from Mom.

Sometimes I wished that you were dead,

but I missed you when you were gone

 

Competing for attention,

sometimes it was you versus me.

Then one day we became allies

when suddenly our 2 became 3.

 

Fighting over right or wrong,

over who lost or won.

Playing silly sibling games

and video games 'til dawn.

 

Years passed and we became

the grown-ups who we'd be.

Time and learning has changed us both,

but you're still you,

and I'm still me.

 

Laying in my bed at night

with these memories so fond.

Little brother,these are the things I think about

that make me miss you when you're gone.

 

Love, Sis...

That noise you hear is Rob Bass and DJ Easy-Roc doing their greatest song ever "It takes two"