I used to play hide and seek with my brother all the time.
We spent quite a bit of time together, we were inseperable
I couldn't stay mad at him for more than 5 minutes
We would play school, house, anything we could think of
But then I grew up.
He'd ask me to help him with his homework, or if he could sleep in my room that night
But then I'd push him away and say I had better things to do
I've never really though of this stuff until now.
I guess when you're dragged away from everything you've known for so long
You tend to forget what's really important.
So now I have a new strategy
Forget everything I want, and remember what I deserve.
I remember pushing my brother on the swing at night
I'd push him higher and higher, until he wasw screaming for me to slow down
Then I'd grab him off the swing and tickle and and kiss him on the cheeks
And then I'd laugh while he rubbed my "cooties" off with his hands.
But then I started hanging out with my friends.
I'd be getting ready, and he'd come in my room and hug me
And I'd tell him to go away, then he would start to leave, then run back and
Give me a hug and say he loved me
I wouldn't even smile, I was so annoyed.
I guess when you grow up, your friends are more important than anything
Now I wish I could take all those frowns back and realize that once upon
A time, he was my best friend in the entire world
He was like my diary, and I was his
We told each other secrets with our eyes while sitting across
From each other during dinner.
It's like we were connected, like brain twins or something
Now I wish we could go back to those days
When I would be in my room getting ready or doing homework
And this time, I would hug him and say
I love you too.
