Forgotten Brother -- Trevor Depugh
Day by day cant get you off my mind,
once screamed for you now left behind,
eyes sodden stolen joy from youth,
swore you would never leave me behind,
your absence is proof,
stars burst into brilliant flame,
I looked up and worshiped you without shame,
You were the sun, the moon the world,
I was your sister, a forgotten girl,
tears frozen on the asphyxiated plane,
a black abyss, cosmic space,
broken knuckles, battered head,
in my arms your body bled,
a shallow breath, a gentle brush,
your whimpered pains at night I shushed,
cant forget the love that grew,
did God give you to me or me to you,
Your gone now, left me behind,
without a care without a cry,
rings bloodied on another face,
your own reflection shattered by your little sisters embrace,
is everything you say a lie,
if you told the truth would you die,
i try to hate you, i try to forget,
but it never works, your memory is stuck inside my head,
you made a million promises to me,
I don't even know if you continue to breathe,
you could be six feet under the floor,
but still I pray one day you'll knock on my door,
day by day, cant get you off my mind,
once swore to me you would never leave me behind,
screaming for you, your absence is proof,
you never cared, and that's the truth...
~For Trevor Depugh
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