Chapter X: The Burning Man

Jaxryn, Jaxryn I been thinking about what you said in the morning You know, when you told me you keep your brother locked up in the house Because he's ugly, or whatever And it's just like I don't know I just disagree I mean, I'd be proud of him no matter what He's my brother, you know? And family is really all you got in this messed up world My mom held bad news, I knew She entered my room like a thunderstorm approaching from the southern lake She explained, "Your brothers a hero, baby, remember that Go back to sleep, I'm just gonna talk with you tomorrow" Well, something's wrong, I knew Well, something's wrong, I knew I laid awake for hours that night I snuck downstairs , put my ear on the phone, and dialed his number Busy line They lied to me for years until I learned he burned up in a forest fire Finding articles my father hid away I can't even explain how that just f***s with me to think about Fire, how could someone die that way? A hero for our stupid little dog He ran, and trapped himself, awake Now, every time I see that goddamn dog I just see my brothers burnt face Something about me changed that day I was horrified and crying But, my mother said he didn't die from the flames Reason, it's always been my friend And, searching for it in my brothers death is a fruitless endeavor so I gave it a rest Maybe he's a hero who died a martyr by the match just like The Burning Monk And maybe he's the embers of this fire we're looking at, my patron saint, my everything So, I'll be everything he strived to be So, if I escape this world I'll act differently