Brother

by T. Jackson

(Oklahoma City, OK)

Sometimes my mom calls me my brother’s name.

The reason she calls me that

is because

I look a lot like my brother.

She also calls me that ‘cause

he is deceased.

She says I remind her of him

‘caues I talk a lot like him.

She says I use slang just like him.

Me and my brother got the same eyes,

My mom always chuckles when she tells me that.