The Visit

In that wonderful moment, I saw you at last.

Your eyes were the color of peas.

Your scraggly hair I had seen in years past,

now so long it reached down past your knees.

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It had been seven years since I'd seen your fat face

for you chose to live oceans away.

Before your arrival, I cleaned up my place

so you wouldn't have bad stuff to say.

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I made you your favorite lasagna with meat,

the top of it crusted with cheese.

We went for a walk down on Aguilar street

and gabbed about life overseas.

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My favorite brother, you do make me laugh;

When you joke I've a stitch in my side.

You told me the tale of your most recent gaffe;

I'm so glad that you took it in stride.

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You told me a story of when you were sloshed

(You always were prone to some drama).

You went with a pear to the zoo where you noshed

and there were found kissing a llama.

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You yarned me a good one; I fell for it hard

when you said you’d adopted a gerbil.

I knew I'd been had but it caught me off guard

when you said that this gerbil was verbal.

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Your silliest story that I hadn't heard

was the one where you rode on a donkey.

You wore your pajamas? Now that is absurd!

Your judgement's incredibly wonky.

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My dearest big brother, my funniest friend,

are you certain that you'll need to leave?

I'd rather this visit go on without end.

When you're gone, I am sure I will grieve.

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