My Brother, My Blood My Grief

Today, my heart heaves a heavy weight
Why, O! Why?
The soul crushing goodbye
Fervently I pray,
To see you just one more day
We part ways knowing it not our last
Looking ahead, thinking of our next
But Death, too grotesque, had other plans;
My burden to bear!
Why this painful news,
Only God knows
Someone please!
Wake me from this dream
A cold, unfathomable abyss
That I never want to revisit
We bow our head in sadness
And bury our faces in distress
My heart full of pain resonates its tears
If only, If only
We could haggle out of our demise
Gone too soon
The sheer disbelief
 
The promises you vowed to keep
Goals to reach before you finally sleep
You may be no more but not in my mind
Still here with me
If only I can see
A staked heart, resounding unbound tears
Forget you not; to miss you a lot
Lost souls, forgotten families
Never to me
 
Good tales we've heard
From generations long and dead
The happy ending cliche
For your soul, I pray
Here our fate! separated by worlds
While I wait
For the powers that be, to bide us again one day
But more, for in mere simplicity
I will never say goodbye
Forever with me, 
My brother, my blood

                                                                          In Loving Memory of our Lost Souls
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Legend Avatar
January 14, 2016 at 5:19 AM
so sad....
Aniagyei Avatar
January 14, 2016 at 1:22 PM
Thanks, LL
Zungu Avatar
March 21, 2015 at 9:47 AM
Yeah man, life has it's own ways to rob us our loved ones. They gone but not forgotten
Aniagyei Avatar
March 21, 2015 at 10:04 AM
So true man...... Thanks
Nwaorgu Avatar
September 24, 2013 at 5:29 AM
So sad and sorrowful. Death is really inevitable. Tim Paker
Aniagyei Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 8:04 PM
True, Tim.... Decided to paint a memory for all lost ones... Soulfully
Kithinji Avatar
September 23, 2013 at 8:30 AM
Soulful, sad but for always!
Aniagyei Avatar
October 14, 2013 at 3:50 PM
Thanks
Moore Avatar
September 17, 2013 at 1:46 PM
a very good poem of respect here wilfred your brother i am sure is around feeling this all the best tina x
Aniagyei Avatar
December 15, 2015 at 8:04 PM
Thank you , Tina .... I pray so too!
Carrillo Avatar
September 11, 2013 at 8:53 PM
I can feel your pain in these words. It is not easy to lose someone especially your blood. just think that now he is in a better place. If you have time - you might want to check out ( For The ones I Love ) Thanks for sharing... Lucilla
Aniagyei Avatar
September 13, 2013 at 6:33 AM
Thanks for ur kind words. I really liked our poem too! It softens angry souls.......Thank you!!!!!!!!!! U r blessed!!!
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