And I remember

voices growing distant like cars on an empty road
and I remember
as I have not done in a long time
how very annoying was your brother
he just wouldn’t leave
I was pretending fear
because it was all I knew
and if it was enough to keep you here I would bring it back
Dark in that corner by the dumpster
I felt your hand and wondered at the concept of unity
I knew only life
and then your brother returned asking for more tokens
I became cold and flew down freezing slopes
trying to put pain on brothers, this time, my own