My Brother, Chuck
By Larry Linville
Things started out very well in my life.
For two year I was an only child.
A baby brother crashed my party --
And soon things turned pretty wild.
From the beginning he questioned all things.
When they said things were done a certain way
His questioning mind went into motion
And found something else he could say.
When he joined me at school with my record so good
He wasn’t going to clone my way
He had to make a name for himself
No matter what others would say.
Though we were different we came from good stock
Our parents gave both of us love.
We were nurtured by an unselfish couple
Who showed us respect from above.
He, because of his unique outlook ,
did things they said he couldn’t do
They laughed and said he will fail
But he stubbornly carried it through.
When you talk of self-made men in our day
There are not too many to see.
My brother, Chuck, is at the top of the class
And if you knew him you’d agree.
© Copyright 2007 Larry Linville (UN: larrylinville at Writing.Com).
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4 comments:
So you were "always" the good one!!!!!!
Remember -- you're hearing my side of the story. :)
Are you going to show this to him?
I emailed him and told him it was here as a birthday present. I think he will be very pleased with it.
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