Look Both Ways As I looked upon the star in the middle of the night on the veranda of my house, I remember

a story, a story that had cost a persons life, a story that had taught me to look both ways !aniel, come over here man, lets head to the ice cream shop said "ichael #e was $%, tall, muscular who loved footy, those stereotyped players that we always loved and watched on the &elle 'eh, I(m coming man, I replied loudly As I ran towards him, he headlocked me and scuffled my hair I was only $) years then *mall , weak, fragile and the total opposite to "ichael As we walked along the streets, I could the spruikers beckoning Waffle come and get them, the sound of two arguing couples and cars driving along the street It was a noisy day but that didn(t stop me walking along side with "ichael +hh no it didn(t because he was like my best friend As "ichael grabbed my hand to cross the road I screamed It was too late A car had hit "ichael #e did not look to see if there were any cars on the road and he had paid a price #is life "ichael a young man, now dead, lying on the floor in a pool of blood but he was still smiling, full of ,oy and happiness It was a story who cared for me, Who loved me but of a careful mistake paid the ultimate price, his life &his person was my brother and he had taught me to Look Both Ways