I've had two best friends by my side
Since the day I was born.
Though, I can't quite remember their names.
I've been gone from home for too long.

Born from the same place,
From the same love.
I watched you as you watched me
Grow in our backyard like a daisy.
But as the years got longer and
The winters got colder;
I started to feel more like a ****.
So, I cut myself off to
Blow away in the wind.
So long.

I'm sorry if I sound pitiful.
But you don't know what
I've been through.
What I put myself through.

While you were bettering yourselves,
I was praying for my own downfall.
While you were looking for love,
I was clinging to the cold arms of
A dead man.
You were becoming wives and
I was a vagrant, combing the
Dark city streets for any signs
Of temporary warmth.

When I finally returned home,
I was expecting nothing but
Anger for my selfishness.
For forgetting you.
For not dancing with you
At your wedding.

A year later and I'm still
Taken aback by your embrace.
But I won't fight it anymore,
I promise.

You've shown me that it's
Never too late to turn the page.
You've given me brothers,
Something I thought would
Never be in my cards.
And soon, there will be a baby
Who I'll protect like you protected me.
And I pray that he doesn't grow up
An only child.