For Pedro

I'm in awe of you

My (not so) wee brother is an incredible human, and also a brilliant musician.

He has some new music out which you can listen to here.

He doesn’t live nearby, so I don’t get to see him or hang out as much as I’d like. Even though it’s almost exactly 20 years since we last lived together (and we only did that for 18 years of my live and 14 of his), I miss having him around.

These days when we do see each other we go climbing, talk shite and wind each other up in the ways only siblings can.

I wrote this for him:

Pedro
Before you is nothing,
no memories or thoughts.
Before your endless crying,
I'm not sure I exist.

A tiny curiosity.
Something delicate, but loud.
An echo of my own boys,
through time.

You made me into sister,
and to them you are uncle.
You showed me how to mother:
the first piece of me outside.

Before you is nothing,
but from you, came everything.