My Brother My Keeper                     -for Bryan   The years came and went We weren't in touch very often Not that we didn't get along You were busy with your life And my life was all wrong   When you visited me that December it was great to see you so happy In your element, made to be a dad even though you told my kids about my past. That made me really sad.   You phoned on my birthday the following April I was so unhappy, you could always see it Go back to a road you've known and walked you said: start there, respect who you are, be free That was the last time we ever talked   There are so many things left unsaid I love you, you're great, I'm glad you're my brother We both had major screw-ups but thats part of learning You turned your life around and grew wiser than I I think of Sharon, Seana, and Ashli, they'll keep the light burning   I can no longer touch or see you looking down on me, I see you know I've been a puppet, you at the strings you pointing the path where I can go leading my way to happier things       clroy 1996