The Elder Brother

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All my life, I wish I was I wish that I could be I wish that I could mean as much As my brother means to me So graceful, humble, altruistic So flawless in his ways To be like him is how I said I'd spend my mortal days His shoes are those I cannot fill I do my best to try A noble thing to aspire to As the years go by That time, it was so long ago Much longer than it seems For I recount this selfless act So often in my dreams The law was broken by my hand My king I did defy The people gathered round and said "This boy must surely die" The law is just, I knew this truth These moments were my last I wept, and cringed as I waited For the first stone to be cast I prayed for forgiveness to my God For in minutes I would be dead Just then my brother cried out "Wait! Please take my life instead..." The crowd was shocked, they were amazed But they agreed to his plea For justice was not their desire But wanted blood to see I watched in horror as stones flew by And smashed his gentle head My brother crumbled to the ground And lay there as he bled I sobbed and cried "Why did you die to save my soul of sin?" He looked at me with faint blue eyes And said "I would do it again." His hand I held, until it fell Cold and lifeless to the ground The air was cold, the air was still And nothing made a sound If all my life had passed and gone And things I learned no other Than this one thing, I would learn to love As could my elder brother By, Andrew Levine

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