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Brother Where Art Thou

Have you ever watched a loved one die Have you ever wished a loved one rather really died To witness the one you knew in his might slowly become an enervated zombie It is heart wrenching. A miniature Atlas I esteemed his world high Held it up to where it touched lips with the sky Godlike in my eyes He was devine,majestic,cool Celestial,I looked up to him His capabilities ran infinite It was the saddest to find out one day that the one I thought could do no wrong,erred. It is a must that we all eventually come to a revelation that all our idols are mere men of flesh But to have them fall and shatter to pieces of rock It is traumatising to a boy God couldn't you have spared me the same fate Stumbling in through the doors late in the nights Eyes red Reeking of alcohol Rambling on All pathetic Tragic I swear the sight of you in a coffin could have scarred me less Where is the person I knew You are here but not really

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Date: 2/11/2018 9:13:00 AM
Life Tshiamo...Wasn't meant to be " Perfect" whatever that is...A conscious poem indeed...
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