Oh Brother

Where on earth did we go wrong, my brother?

Pleasant companionship turned combative

Such sorrow and grief we’ve caused our mother.

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We used to get along with each other,

Those sunnier days I long to relive.

Where on earth did we go wrong, my brother?

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This decade past I’ve strived to discover,

The hurt inflicted that you won’t forgive.

Such sorrow and grief we’ve caused our mother.

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How did our relationship sour… smother?

When did pride become determinative?

Where on earth did we go wrong, my brother?

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We each so loved our mother, our father,

Their dear lives, this rift has now far outlived.

Such sorrow and grief we’ve caused our mother.

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How long will we snub, struggle and suffer?

I beseech you! Please forgive… while we live!

Where on earth did we go wrong, my brother?

Such sorrow and grief we’ve caused our mother.

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Written for the Villanelle of Regret Challenge.