I always needed someone to bleed

to feel along the same lines as me

someone whose emotions blended

effortlessly into me

to know where i belong

to be who i should be

but no one ever wanted that job

lets face it, who would?

they all float over their problems

like the world beyond them didn’t even matter

they never sank all of those times with me

but all along i was never alone

i was carried when i was too far down

in the darkness without any stars

even if i had to be dragged out

kicking and screaming

through all the mess

maybe it was just understanding

i was seeking

and now i have found it here

where it has been all the way

because when i search his eyes, i see

i can find all the pain

inflicted through me

all the trouble i caused

and will carry on doing so

up until the very end

but he has stuck beside me

and always will like no other

he is the true inspiration

i have the privilege of calling my brother

because, i realise now

that sometimes if you feel it enough

you don’t have to shed blood

to know how to bleed