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To My Brother (Cinque E. Mingo) - You are truly missed (9/7/84 to 5/8/07) Life is too short This we know Never knowing When it’s our time to go I woke up one morning (5/8/07) Went on to work Got a phone call That could have given someone a stroke My mother on the other line Telling me my 22 year old brother was shot This is just something I would have never thought about I left work Got on the bus Prayed to God Didn’t make a fuss Two stops before I got to my car A few short blocks until I got in my ride Another phone call from mom “Cinque has died” My face is stunned My heart confused Not understanding Why this happened to you I called the family Called some friends Informing them My brother’s life had come to an end Still frozen in time My mind working overload Just saw my brother A few days ago We were talking about GOD Talking about Life Talking about the future Man, this can’t be right Someone took his life They had no regard Could care less About our stress As he stood and talked with friends Laughing and talking smack The gunman Shot my brother in the back He fled the scene Still at large I pray everyday Knowing he has to answer to GOD Now we’ve lost our brother Mom and Dad, their son His five children, their father His life gone at the hand of a gun Someone pulled the trigger Never did they figure The ripple effect it would have Senseless Crime, its so sad I thank God For the 22 years He gave me with my brother Although I still shed tears We conversated a lot We had a real connection I now think of Q as my guardian angel My protection I love you Q Just the same We’ll see you again, but until then We live with the stain of pain Written By: Yolanda Jackson My brother lived his life knowing Christ died for our sins and he lived his life by giving love, which is why I know, he’s with the Father Above.
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