Cousin. Brother. Best friend. All one person and now he’s dead.

Joy, light, happy moments, big smiles, comforting arms,

center Two years ago, I lost my brother, my friend. Although he wasn’t perfect,

This storm can’t take away my sorr… This rain can’t wash away my fears… I am scared of all tomorrows, I’m scared to wipe away my tears. I only need someone to listen,

Waking up in darkness, the moon shining through my window… With tear filled eyes I sit up and remember what I was dreaming. His smiling face shining.

I close my eyes to surrender to th… but instead get bombarded by image… Your smile flashes at me from the… Your laughter bubbles out, and it’s like I’ve gone back in ti…

“Can you breathe?” the air is asking, as smoke fills my lungs. I am crouched under a leaf, the tears streaming down my face

Trailing kisses, hands on my back, hold me close and I can’t breathe. Perfect romance, my heart beats fast,

center Love is a simple thing, but we complicate it. We muddy it up with doubt and fear… Doubt in ourselves.

I saw him, standing alone in the rain, crying for someone to love him. Hungry, lost,

I say it with my time. I say it with a rhyme. I say it when I touch you and tell you that you’re mine. I say it with my kisses.

This morning, I was so happy. Clean and ready to work. I thought you would care. Care enough to clean me,

Tapping fingers on a keyboard, writing directly from my mind. Stuck in the numbness of detachmen… not noticing the hours that tick b… Tracks from tears made slowly,

Exhausted, Drained, I have nothing left. No more strength to fight against… I’m sinking.

Life is cruel, when it takes your loved ones. Life is cruel, when you can’t say goodbye. Life is cruel,