Confession to My Older Brother

Confession to My Older Brother

My brother dearest, I hope you’re well
This letter’s overdue,
But remember back when dear ole mom
Went racing from the room?

We followed her into the street
To watch our sober mother
Lose inhibitions drastically
And turn into another!

She spent that night in drunken fit
Spinning cartwheels down the way,
And knowing she would never drink
Dad thought it was foul play.

I tried to cover up the sin,
But dad was so much quicker.
He grabbed her cup, before I could
And screamed “in here, there’s liquor!”

Too late, a spark had now been lit
And mom had found her purpose.
She packed her bags and soon was gone
To join the flying circus.

Dear dad was crushed, his joy was gone
And in his mind he knew.
You were the culprit of this crime
And said “You’ll get your due!”

He banished you into the void
With only bread and water,
And then began to pamper me
As his beloved daughter.

You fought, you cried and you denied
Any part that you had in it.
But dad held strong and did not bend
The assumption that you did it.

I didn’t speak and watched you suffer
Thinking soon it’d all blow over,
But as the months and years flew by
I never could grow bolder.

The guilt now finally weighs too much,
And so I’ll jot this note.
To let you know, after all these years
It was I who spiked her coke.

Submitted for the "Writer's Cramp" contest on 2/24/2011
Line count: 40
Prompt: "Write a confession letter that is long overdue"