The Stain of Pain
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.
Copyright © Yolanda Jackson | Year Posted 2008
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