21. For Deric
My tears will never cease to flow.
I cannot bear to see your pain.
We share a past no one else can know.
Now I'll never see your face again.
My tears will never cease to flow.
I cannot bear to see your pain.
We share a past no one else can know.
Now I'll never see your face again.
Having just lost my brother to cancer, this poem hit a raw nerve. It's spot on. I continually tell myself and everyone at least my brother is not in pain anymore. He can be without pain. It's...
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I hear your voice in the dead, dark night.
I look around, but no one's in sight.
Through the storms, the rain, the wind I fight,
But all you are is my whisper to find.
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As a year has passed and two will be soon,
I look back at all the strength I have consumed.
From the day you left, I was lost, broken, and confused,
I lost my younger brother on May 26, 2017, from a car crash that had happened 3 days prior. He fought hard, but the pressure he had in his head grew too much and we lost him. I still can't...
My baby brother I never thought it would be you.
I couldn't believe the news I was hearing was true.
I could only scream "God not Donn please"
You share your pain so freely. I think you must do it so that the rest of us won't feel so alone. I just wish I could let you know that you are not alone either.
It occasionally feels like drowning, as this new reality sinks in.
Six full months without you; who knew I had this strength built in?
Life goes on, and that's the saddest part.
My brother passed away tragically December 11, 2016. He was 19 years old. He made a bad decision to walk around on a night when it was below 40 degrees. He was drinking. He fell asleep 8 feet...
With angel wings
You flew into my life
And covered me
Like a blanket in the night