The Overlooked Chemical Bond

This was a poem I wrote for my brother on his birthday. It's fairly simple, and aside from the inside jokes and events, most people who have a close sibling should be able to connect to it pretty well.

The Overlooked Chemical Bond

Although the boundaries of time held us apart,
They were never strong enough against the force of brotherhood.
In the beginning it was our innocence that held us close.
From backyard adventures,
To fake towns built out of plastic bricks.
Your maturity and knowledge was always a pinnacle of light to me.
Our many travels only brought us closer,
Sharing your great tales of history to pass the time as the headlights passed by.
I’ve seen your innumerable obsessions,
And questioned your sanity during them.
But still, I could not help but feel slightly jealous.
That anyone could feel so dedicated to a hobby.

As we grew,
So did my amazement of your vast knowledge.
Sharing all you knew with me,
From history,
To politics,
To chemistry and physics.
I absorbed all of this with great enthusiasm.
Hoping one day,
To be just like you.
To have even a fraction of your knowledge.
And as the time continued to pass,
We became ever so closer.
But this new bond was far different from our naïve childhood bond.
And even though many towns and cities now separated us.
The strength of our brotherhood brought us through our new challenges.
Relationships,
God,
Music,
And of course,
That sport which we call Ultimate.
All of these brought an inconceivable bonding force with them.
And as the years continue to pass,
I ask myself,
What new challenges will we face?
For I see now that I am an individual,
With my own hobbies and desires.
But I will forever look up at that radiant pillar of seemingly infinite knowledge.
A person I call my big brother,
The person that inspired me to pick up the pen and paper,
And opened up my creative mind to a new world,
A world that will take a lifetime to discover.