Dedicated to Jeremy Sims
Forever
my brother. My brother forever.
I
would expect nothing less than mental instability from a person whose
remarkable talent and penetrating insight are confined to the means of the
menial servitude. Sometimes greatness is too heavy for one mind to bear and the
necessity for additional personalities expands accordingly. It makes sense,
really. You are seldom satisfied because your mind has glimpsed true
brilliance, and your real-life circumstances are rather squalid in comparison
to the dreams you see when you close your eyes. It is a difficult cross to be
nailed to, being better than where you are and being better than those above
you. And yet, your magnanimous approach to life and to its infinite hardships
have simultaneously garnered you the admiration and contempt of others. Being
the bigger man, at times, makes you look like the bigger fool. What good, after
all, is a pacifist in a fist fight? You’re like a professor in an empty
classroom; teaching everyone in your immediate presence nothing since no one is
there to learn, and yet the notion of an empty classroom beckons reliable
pupils to attend. A sly play on circumstance, lulling passersby into thinking
you’re the bigger fool when the empty classroom is actually a deliberate tool
to sift the diamonds from the dirt. Even the pacifist knows the true fight, the
fight the attendants to the brawl can’t see, cannot be won with fists. They call
you the bigger fool.
And
you know what? You make me want to be the bigger fool, too.
My
brother forever. Forever my brother.
I’ll
reserve you nothing less than an ocean of respect,
And
a mountain of love
With
a mind to reflect,
A
whole planet of laughs
With
a moon that can rhyme,
Stars
of knowledge and friendship;
Solar
systems sublime.
Because,
with us two combined,
We
are never alone,
Though
we are two different kings
From
two different thrones,
With
two different lives,
With
two different goals,
In
two different battles,
With
two different roles,
From
two different minds,
With
two different hearts,
But
similar souls
And
similar smarts,
With
similar passions,
And
similar arts,
And
similar styles
From
similar parts,
Walking
the aeons,
Surfing
the time,
Surveying
the mountains
That
both of us climb,
One
by the boot-straps.
One
by the college.
Both
achieve greatness
From
the other one’s knowledge.
Forever
my brother. My brother forever
A
worthy mentor
A
worthy comedian
A
worthy actor
