My brother doesn\u2019t say a word.<\/p>\n
Never has.<\/p>\n
Never will.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
At any hour, listening,<\/p>\n
I hear nothing.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He\u2019s invisible by day,<\/p>\n
black at night,<\/p>\n
so I never even get to see<\/p>\n
his lips move.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
It\u2019s thoughtless of him<\/p>\n
to have never been born.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Maybe he figured it was for my own good.<\/p>\n
What if he was more handsome? Or smarter?<\/p>\n
But I could have dealt with being the other brother.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Instead, I had sisters,<\/p>\n
older and mothering.<\/p>\n
I was coddled but never contrasted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
John Grey My brother doesn\u2019t say a word. Never has. Never will. At any hour, listening, I hear nothing. He\u2019s invisible by day, black at night, so I never even get to see his lips move. It\u2019s thoughtless of him to have never been born. Maybe he figured it was for … <\/p>\n