BROTHERS OF SOUL

He has lived here his whole life, he has been the Prince of Egypt since he first was saved from the river. He has been a brother of mine, never apart from me ever since that day.

But I know the truth.

He thinks he's at home, that this is where he was born and where he belongs; but I know that the man he calls Father is only his foster parent. That everything he has counted his life on is a lie.

I was there.

He is not my brother in blood. He is my brother of soul.

He is the one to share my laughter and soothe away my pain, the one to get me into trouble and save me from the consequences afterwards. He finds the words when I am speechless and when life is just a mess of loud noises, he grants me silence.

All I ever wanted.

He doesn't belong here, but I need him here. This is not where he was supposed to be, but I can't imagine life without him. In the middle of the glorious palaces and the skilled dancers, the god statues and the shimmering water of the Nile , he never has to fight for my attention or for having a place in my thoughts. He's there when I wake up to encourage me to face another day, he's there when my troubled mind chases the slumber away, to help me catch the pleasant dreams.

The Evening and Morning Star.

In the middle of all my confusing thoughts he's the one to make it all seem clear, the one truth in my life full of uncertainties. But he himself is living in a lie. If the day will ever come that he discovers his true self, that he finds his roots and a place to call home somewhere else, I fear that day is too much for me to bear. What are my ears worth if not to hear his playful laughter, what use are my arms if they cannot hold his trembling body and provide him solidity amid his fears? What am I without him by my side?

Nothing.

There's no one like him under the Sun of Egypt. How could I let him go? My lips are sealed, this will be the only secret I have ever kept from him, and so he shall never hear the truth from me. His ignorance will be bliss for both of us for I cannot have him gone.

Not a part of the royal bloodline, but he has shown me the true meaning of the word family. Doesn't belong in this palace, but if he's not here something essential is missing. Not a real prince, but he will reign my heart forevermore.

Our worlds should be far away from each other, but no one has ever been closer.