Brother, Brother, Shining Bright
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"The Tyger" was written by William Blake circa 1794 as a part of his collection, Songs of Experience.
A/N: Oneshot. Complete. Originally part of Random Ficlets, which I decided to delete. I wanted to post each story contained there as its own story. Originally posted forever ago. Al's POV. This is a corruption of the poem, The Tyger, by William Blake. I wrote this at work one day, after reading the copy I have printed. I really only used the first (and last) stanza, and used the flow for the rest of the poem.
Brother, Brother, shining bright
In the darkness of my fright.
When your mortal hand held mine,
I knew then that all was fine.
And you hold me when I cry.
Without you, I think I'd die.
You took me back from the gate
Saved me from a fearsome fate.
Two steps forward, one step back,
Trying to get our lives on track.
I failed to give voice to my fears,
Someone else once cried my tears.
That night, our future shattered,
We lost a lot that mattered.
We've carried four years of guilt.
I watched your childhood wilt.
You tied yourself to the state,
For a lesson we learned too late.
Because I had a crest of blood,
That was a symbol of your love.
Brother, Brother, shining bright
In the darkness of my fright.
When your mortal hand held mine,
I knew then that all was fine.