How much of me is family?
The brother,
Who inspired my strength
By demonstrating weakness
And how it broke him into nothing.
The mother,
Who taught me not to care
By using negative words repeatedly
And simply not caring herself.
The father,
Who helped build my independence
By giving no words of wisdom
And making himself absent in my life.
The sister-like friend,
Who proved to me life was important
By showing how delicate hers was
And how hard she fought for each new day.
I am who I am because of them.
It is always good to find the good things in something bad. This poem explains how you became who you are today from the ways of your family who had showed you the way by being the opposite. I guess its good to learn from others mistakes i made alot of mistakes growing up.my brother made none because he learned from my mistakes. It makes alot of sense how you can learn from your family even if they are not trying.
this is great it reminds me about my family, especially the part of where you talk about your brother. It's great how you can find strenght from your family, from who they are to you. This really inspired me and keep writing 
I loved this poem <3 It really describes my family... I may not have a brother but I felt like that described my mother more and the mother in your poem described everyone else around me, including my friends. Amazing
Concise but eventually holds such a powerful message to all who have struggles. The poem may not have much language but the writer has found it worthy to just show the world that even the most simplest words can create art; it all depends on how effective the words could be. Wonderful!
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