Brother

I'm not that pretty

I'm not that smart

I don't always get things right

I'm a bit moody

A bit of a pain

And I'm always up for a fight

I'm not that articulate

I don't know what to say

But I can hold a pen, and I can rhyme

And I wrote for you today

Thank you for the cuddle

For noticing my tears

Thank you for listening

And not mocking my fears

Thank you just for being there

For the duration of my years

I am only small

People often over look me

I am stumbling along my path

With increasing difficulty

No one seems to like me

'Cos I'm different, too intense

My brain can never seize

My feelings are immense

My head drives me insane sometimes

'Cos thoughts don't make any sense.

But you look past what others see

You try to take my barriers down

You try to look at me

You try to look beyond

The act I've lived so successfully

I can collapse in your arms

I can let myself be small

I can allow my head to drop

And permit to tear to fall

I will always have problems

There's times when I'll be down

But now I know there's someone

Who can help me come around

I have faults, I'm not perfect

Although I always try to be

But it's amazing, that doesn't bother you

You like me just for me

I think the things I've been through

Have made me strong and I have grown

There's things I have to deal with

But you have shown me

I don't have to do it alone

Thank you for always being there, I love you, unconditionally.