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Two Brothers

Two Brothers

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Two Brothers


First brother set the house on fire,

licking flames dancing higher.

Second brother rose to run

when he seen what he had done.

But he stood there transfixed

at what he had just witnessed.

Sparks swirled and scattered round them,

thinking ‘bout the blood that bound them.


Second brother then heard

First brother say these words:

“Now the reason you’ll learn,

did it just to see it burn.”

Second brother brushed the ashes

Shook his coat and wiped his glasses

Took a bottle, poured a drink.

Said “I need some time to think.”


First brother sat next to the other.

They had a drink and then another.

By night’s end with the rising sun,

they both knew what had to be done.

Out they stepped into the morning

And without a word of warning

Second brother took his turn,

He lit a house, they watched it burn.

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