The good mostly die early,

and the evil, always last.

Which is why my flame still burns,

and yours flickered away so fast.

I wish I could have walked 

One day inside your shoes,

I wish I understood

what it meant to be like you.

To fear all that you know,

to shake from hurt and pain,

I wish that I could go 

and live it all over again,

so you wouldn't suffer alone,

so I could understand!

Then maybe I would hug you

and tell you that I love you,

instead of faking blindness 

and being such a fool.

Oh, how barbaric! Oh, how cruel!

How could I have been the man that I was,

and still be treated like a jewel?!

How could I allow the applause to fuel,

my egotistical pride and and enormous arrogance,

how could I turn away my eyes and not glance,

not peek at the injustices I committed?!

How could I let myself become such an evil spirit?!

These are all questions I don't know the answer to,

but still, I make these promises to you:

I will clean your name and your image,

I will give you fame, and I will be kind,

and tolerant, and patient, 

I'll respect everything that's sentient.

And I'll never forget how I adored you,

and how I should have said sooner:

"Oh brother, I love you".