My Brothers Room

I love to sneak into my brother's room.

It's so fresh.

It smells like him.

"No, no, I'm not touching your models".

Opps, dust on my fingers.

You can tell he plays here...there are toys all over.

It's such a happy place.



I love to sneak into my brother's room.

It's so harmonious.

It sounds like him.

"No, I haven't seen your Beach Boys record".

Help me Rhonda, help, help me Rhonda,

You can tell he dances here...there are footprints all over.

It's such a loud place.



I love to sneak into my brother's room.

It's so warm.

It feels like him.

"No, I'm not trying on your jeans".

Ohmigod, where's my gum?

You can tell he sleeps here...there are covers all over.

It's such a comfortable place.



I love to sneak into my brother's room.

It's so full of mystery.

It looks like him.

"I know, I know...you got the brains, I got the looks".

Ok, where does he hide his books?

You can tell he lives here...there is love all over.

It's such a fine place.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

This one is for Harold.

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Sandy Cowan's picture

You've captured a relationship mostly ignored in poems but as strong as any. For all the love, still the need to sneek. Good stuff.

Sandy

Karyn Indursky's picture

I like this poem a lot because it shows your love for your brother even though you're invading his room, privacy, possessions, and that decorates his quarters of solitude. It's personal, but easily related with...just like everything you write. Don't ever stop writing.

Joey K's picture

Oh wow! What an awesome poem! so clever, moving and humorous... I thouroughly enjoyed reading this over and over... I would be so pleased if my little sister wrote something like that about me. Thank you for sharing that, you've made me smile...

Melvin Lee's picture

HAhaaha....nice tribute to a lovable bro of yours. My computer is in my sis's room....and that's the very few reasons why i enter and linger in this room...hahaha. So, yah..now i associate computer, surfing and mails,...to my sister's room.hhehe,MAybe i can write a poem about this too. :p

Rhonda M's picture

What a sweet and wonderful poem. It makes me miss my brothers. Very well writtien.