My Brother Riekers Gone
MY BROTHER RIEKERS GONE
On this autumn dawn I stand;
At the cemetery where they laid you down;
But the YOU, you are YOU are not here
Standing here before the grave of Riekers;
Funny, How? Dad and Mom allow you to be buried in your sneakers;
You play basketball well, I give you that
But being a star, well I rather have you back;
Brother Riekers your gone, but within me you live on, live on;
I will try and be strong being a twin is as being as one rest in heaven
I'm holding the flowers I should have given;
You flowers while you were living;
I stand before you grieving;
Your death I'm not receiving;
Tears running down my cheek;
I wish that I could peek;
Beyond the ground, beyond the grave, beyond the casket;
I'm so ashamed;
Brother Riekers your gone, but within me you live on, live on;
I will try and be strong being a twin is as being as one rest in heaven
Wish I could trade places with you;
You're do young to be there, guess God wanted you;
Gone to soon, to soon;
What am I suppose to do;
Can't stand here and say, it's I'm all right;
This would be wrong I hurt both day and night;
I'm lost within;
Sleep on my twin brother,
Live on I'll see you later;
Brother Riekers your gone, but within me you live on, live on;
I will try and be strong being a twin is as being as one rest in heaven
09/13/17
Copyright © James Edward Lee Sr. | Year Posted 2017
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