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1,207 Miles
The University
Of Alabama is
1,207 miles
Away from me.
Our rooms
Are separated
By only a wall.
A thin wall.
That lets me hear
The tv
Blaring his favorite shows,
And the country music
Flowing out of his room
That I have become
So fond of.
1,207 Miles
The good nights
And good mornings
Will be no more.
1,207 miles.
Silence
Will be the only
Thing I hear at night.
1,207 miles.
No more music
Or laughs
Or movies
Will come
Out of that room.
Not until he drives
1,207 miles.
Just to see his family.
19 hours of driving,
And waiting,
Cramped legs,
Humid Alabama air,
Trying not to fall asleep.
19 hours.
1,207 miles.
Of me,
Missing him.
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My oldest brother is going away to college, even though I dont tell him often enough, I am truthfully going to miss him. For a lot of siblings, their brother/sister going away to college might not be that big a deal, but when your brother is a ninteen hour drive away from you things change a lot. I am going to miss the simple things like hoping in his truck for a ride while listening to country music, but I am also going to miss the big things like him not being around to annoy and tease me or having a missing seat at the dinner table. I hope you enjoy reading my poem just as much as I enjoyed writing it.