Fading Like a Flower

To become a man at seven As my brother lay dying At such an early age Life to be trying Awaiting the news I,m now crying through my tears Without my brother Future fears Believing there's hope Maybe angels will say Take care of your brother For with you he will stay Down the corridor i wait As i hear the doors A Doctor appears As my tears froze To my father he says With a handshake he sighs We just couldn't save him We did all that we tried I felt my tears melt The ice in my eyes We never got the chance To say our goodbyes Dad turns to me as i look in his eyes The look of a parent Knowing their son has just died He held me close as we broke down and cried Through broken tears, he says to thee James my son, it's just you and me We have lost Billy to a higher power But he went in his sleep Fading like a flower " Dedicated to my brother Billy, knocked down in front of me at the age of 9 " http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/me.php