You are the parent and the brother,
the maturity and the youth
You are the formality of a judge
and the laughter of a joke.
You are the teller of a story
and the cold suddenly in summer time.
However, you are not the pillow in the bed,
the plug on the wall,
or the sweetness of candy.
And a quick look in the mirror will show
that you are neither the mother
nor the sister.
It might interest you to know,
speaking of the plentiful imagery of the world,
that I am the kid waiting for the afternoon bus.
But I also happen to be the mother,
the person who is and will be waiting on the porch for your arrival.
I am also the lion in the savanna
and sometimes the mouse in its cave.
But don't worry, I am not the parent nor the brother.
You are still the parent and the brother.
You will always be the parent and the brother,
not to mention maturity and—somehow—the youth.