I try

Ever since

My brother learned

What arguing was,

He has argued

Against everything

I say.

Always “wanting”

the opposite

Even if it’s not what he

really wants.

And I try

I try to stay calm.

I try to agree

I try to be nice

I try to let him have his way.

But he never

agrees

to anything I say.

So eventually

I succumb

to the urge

to fight back.

I snap

And lash out

Until we’re having

A full-blown fight.

But I still try

I try to be the bigger person.

I try to agree.

I capitulate

And I try to make peace.