Watching your tear-filled eyes as I leave home,
is both prideful and pain-filled.
I’ve been by your side since the day you were born,
and now that I’m leaving,
it’s hard not to mourn.
I told you that I was only one phone call away,
but when you see the empty seat at the dinner table,
it’s just not the same.
So, to my younger brother,
I just wanted to say
that I’ll always want to be here,
but know that I cannot stay.
And although I hate to say goodbye
to the childhood we’ve left behind,
I’ll have your back forever
just like you’ve always had mine.
