Half brother, I remind people

But sometimes I wonder

Why does it matter?

The quiet ping on my phone

Only reminds me of our distance

WeChat

Sparsely, sparingly,

Not at all

Jokes are lost between the cracks

Riddled in our conversations

I read everything you write and yet

I still don’t understand

Do you know what I'm trying to say?

My big brother - now without legs

Once upon a time you told me to stand tall

Over the din of our distance

This is what I must remember

That we still hold half of one another

And half is more than none.

2022