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Am I My Brother's Keeper? MAG
Who is my brother?
Another offspring of my mother?
Or is he the guy on the street corner
begging for money?
Is my sister the girl selling her body
to feed the mouths of her hungry kids?
Was it my friend who got drunk
and died from hitting a tree?
Am I my brother’s keeper?
Should I tell the person next to me
where that road will lead them?
Should I support a hungry
child in Africa whose eyes
well up in tears every day?
Tell me who is my brother.
Who is my sister.
Tell me their story.
Tell me their problem and ask
Are you your brother’s keeper?
© Anonymous
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This article has 64 comments.
SeekJustice BRONZE said...
on Jul. 13 2017 at 5:13 am
A really nice piece Danisha, its really enjoyable and heartfelt.
LegendKeeper DIAMOND said...
on Sep. 4 2013 at 4:48 pm
Have you ever listened to Superchick's song "Hero"? It says pretty much the same thing as you're saying here, and you did an awesome job on this!
Anny_Grace SILVER said...
on Feb. 8 2012 at 5:01 pm
What an amazing message. Absolutely love it.
HappyCamper GOLD said...
on Jan. 17 2012 at 6:35 pm
Beautiful. It brought me to tears.
sarahmichelle98 said...
on Nov. 12 2011 at 11:24 pm
It Makes You Think About The Real Meaning Of The Words "Brother"And "Sister"
Callie S. said...
on Sep. 29 2011 at 8:32 pm
this was really amazing...anbd kinda creepy for me, because we were just talking about that in school today...coincidence?
zadiekatie23 PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 7 2011 at 5:54 pm
Like LifeWrite said, really deep. I like the abstractness and ambiguity of it, as well as the directness. I am my brother's keeper, so I was drawn to the question that was this title.
Laura_Oliver GOLD said...
on Aug. 16 2011 at 1:19 pm
Who are you, though? Are you rich and successful? Or are you the same?.....
IAmWhoIWantToBe PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 25 2011 at 6:32 am
Woah! Kept me raeding till the end! Nice work!
Tayrodactyl PLATINUM said...
on Jun. 11 2011 at 10:03 am
This is a beautiful piece, and I would love to have you check out some of my work :)
ker-bear said...
on May. 20 2011 at 2:56 pm
this is a very meaningfull writting!!it hits you right on the heart. keep it up
AthenaBook SILVER said...
on Apr. 28 2011 at 8:43 pm
WOW! Very deep and meaningful; loved it and very fitting for today's world. Keep writing; this was amazing!
Steveooooooo!!!!! said...
on Apr. 13 2011 at 12:39 pm
it was very aspiring to me it was very good truly amazing of a poem
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