THE LAST CALL

Listen to me brother

Lend me your ears

The hour of truth is drawing near

And protocol can go to hell

I got to share my fears,

Like they are with you

Here in my inner heart

I am using my last back channel

There may be many an eavesdropper

But I don’t care one iota

And it probably doesn’t matter to you

That I utter or do not utter what I utter

And you likely know before hand

The call I mean to deliver

Heart to heart, without interpreter

Listen to me, if you care

I am speaking to you

From behind closed doors

Maybe for the last time ever

I want to say in confidence

If I may

Like we have for scores of years

Please, please, por favor, señor

Though your response will likely be “No more”

I take a chance anyhow

For this maybe my last chance

The afternoon hours are behind us

And quite frankly,

Evening has overtaken me

You know we’re well-nigh brothers

We’ve shared bed and bread

As brother with brother would

We suckled the same udder

And the cord that fed us both

Digs deep into the womb of our mother

And I have shared my everything with you

So far as I remember

Gold, land, space, water, what have you

I want us bonded as brother to brother for good

For the good and the bad

But you’re leaving me

In my darkest hour

I thought we’d always walk together

Forever, hand in hand

I will wait for you

My elder brother

To change your mind

For after all is said and done

And is nearly gone, there is no one to turn to

Other than you

Only you, my brother.