For being a leader of
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For the blame you bore because of
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For keeping our secrets from mum and dad
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
Because you are a child who had to grow up before your time
Because we decided to pop into the world
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
Because you had to become daddy and mummy
When the man who gave birth to us refused to be called dad
And mum died too young
You fed us, clothed us, wiped our dirty noses and ensured our happiness came first
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For solving the sibling rivalry we always had
You taught us to love each other and respect each other
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For being a role model to us
You were always the responsible one of us all
We were and still are proud to present you to all our friends
As our big brother
As our big sister
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
We were difficult siblings
We annoyed you, angered you and most likely made you cry a couple of times
But you were patient with us
You didn't not revenge for our ill treatment towards you
Rather you were kind and patient with us
We are sorry for hurting you
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For being the source of joy at home
Making us all smile at your jokes
Your good sense of humour
The memories you helped build with the family and
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For helping to pay school fees for us to go to school to get an education
To become learned and make a difference in the world
You sacrificed a lot for this to happen
You did all these for
Us...
Your siblings
Respect to all first borns
For being first borns
For no one can fit in your shoes
For it needs strength, courage and perseverance
I call you super humans
For you truly are
Thanks big Siz
Respect for being a first born
This poem is for people like you
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