Bros

by Shana Hager

Mario. Luigi. How far will these brothers go to show their love and devotion for one another, even in a tournament where they beat each other up periodically? These poems seek to answer this question. Curl up with some comfort food and enjoy.

2. Of Lists and Love

Of Lists and Love

Buried under eleven better known names,

Is you.

At the bottom, smothered by others,

Is you.

Held down by the weight of obscurity,

Is you.

But the person lifting that weight away,

Is me.

The one sandwiched between the best and the worst,

Is me.

The one standing here, looking at this list,

Is me.

The one who will get you through this, whatever it takes,

Is me.

And the one who will rise, who will set this tournament ablaze,

Is you.

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Please R&R.