Brotherly Love
based on "the Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton
I have two brothers
Sodapop and Darry
Sodapop is the best, while the other,
Darry, is always yelling at me
I seem to always be on his bad side
He never used to be like this
He was so nice before Mom and Dad died
Now he just can't stand me
I wish he could see
I'm doing the best I can
But it never seems good enough for Darry
At least I still have Sodapop
He's so great and always there for me
He listens to me when I have problems
He sticks up for me when Darry
Starts to yell at me, the only time it didn't work
Was when I came home late
And Darry yelled at me
His words sounded full of hate
Sodapop tried to stop him, but he yelled at him too, I told him not to
Then Darry did something that he'd never done before
He turned around and slapped me
We all went silent, until I ran out the door
He'd never hit me again
But when Johnny and I get into
Trouble with the Socs
I really need him and Soda to come to the rescue
But they never come
Why aren't they looking for me
Or are they and can't find me
Did they not go to the park, can they not see
After Johnny kills one, we have to run away
And while we're gone I keep missing Soda and Darry
Though he hit me
And doesn't love me
I still love him
He's my brother
How could we
Not love each other?
After Johnny and I save kids in a fire
I go to a hospital, and when I'm there
I see Soda and Darry, Soda gives me a huge hug
And then I find, that Darry really does care
He's silently crying away from me
And what the gang has been telling me, finally comes through
Darry turns away, as though I don't care
I know what he's been meaning is "I love you."
I run up and hug him
Until it might hurt
And I know everything will be okay
As I listen to his heart pound through his t-shirt