My Brother

If I understood you my brother
I would be able to help you
To stop you before you make a choice
That will hurt everyone
Especially yourself
But instead I sit by helplessly
As you let drugs and crime rule
Your life and refuse to let them be part of mine
And as much as I want to help
I fear that if I cannot help you
Then I cannot help myself
Because despite our differences
We are more alike than we will ever say
We are now and always brothers