You Don't Need To Remind Me

It's hard to ignore the words you say,
When you know I hate to hear them

It's hard to ignore those conversations,
When I have to sit through them

You don't need to remind me

You're fully aware
That I'm there
But you still talk

As if every fall wasn't enough to remind me
As if every shaken step didn't tell the story
Of a broken brother, a shattered soul
I can see it already

You don't need to remind me

I'm not ignorant of the pills on his desk
I'm aware of those scratched hands of his
I already fear for my brother's life

You don't need to remind me