When a child, they are a god to you
They lead, you follow
Bigger, stronger, more confident
Then you grow, begin to catch up
And finally overtake
You want to learn, to improve
But they seem to be stuck in their ways
Even regressing
Unwilling to change, to grow up
They weren’t clever after all
Just bigger and stronger
What a disappointment
My big brother, America
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© Neil Hayes and neilhayeswriter
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