Aside from family
The most important bonds
I’ve forged during my young life
Are the bonds of brotherhood,
A group of young men
Not bound together by blood
But bound together by choice
Despite having a single brother of blood
I now have a dozen brothers
Of all shapes and sizes
Of all backgrounds and walks of life
Individuals I would not trade
For any amount of fame or riches
Brotherhood is night long conversations
About the turmoils of life
And the struggles we all face in silence
Brotherhood is honesty
Even when the truth
Is the opposite of what you want to hear
Brotherhood is love
A silent love that doesn’t require
Those 3 words to ever be said
Because they are felt
With every interaction
I consider a brother to be
One who accepts your faults and failures
Yet still covers your back
My brothers have raised me up
From the depths of despair
Its why they will join me
As I rise into the man I was born to be
I forget nothing
The words of encouragement
All of the laughs and all of the tears
You all know who you are
The struggles we’ve endured
Has made our bonds unbreakable
I’m excited to see
What our shared futures hold
As we all conquer this world together
