bitter truth

by Raine Wynd

inspired by Highlander: Endgame

brother of my soul
kinsman in every sense i knew
the bond we shared defined us
it was my anchor in a timeless sea
destiny could be challenged and won
as long as you were out there somewhere,
i could carry on the fight in your name
never really dreaming of being the only one
i trusted you without question
and thought i knew you
better than anyone else
now i can't help thinking how wrong i was
and the bitter truth remains

brother of my heart
teacher of all i knew
when i was young
and had no one else to believe in
you showed me the way to live
i stood in your long shadow
content to let you feel the sun
confident that you'd always be there
even if there could only be one
still you had one last lesson to teach
and it was all i could do to refuse
but the bitter truth remains