A
BROTHERS POEM
Words
of Love From Lil John
I find it so very hard to believe
That you have gone and I must grieve;
I call out your name -- you answer not,
And I look for you in every familiar spot.
Everything seems so strange and surreal,
I ask everyday is it a dream or real?
Where are the soft brown eyes of affection?
Where is the laughter and talk of childhood
reflection?
Where is the loving care when I was sick or sad?
Where is the generous soul for which I was glad?
Where is the forgiving and understanding heart?
Where are the bonds that were there from the
start?
I miss all the little ways you showed you cared
For there were so many good moments we shared;
Looking back on my life’s assorted scenes,
I realized you taught me what love truly means;
You were my trusted confidante and best friend,
On whose loving support I could always depend.
I miss all the little ways you showed you cared
For there were so many good moments we shared;
Looking back on my life’s assorted scenes,
I realized you taught me what love truly means;
You were my trusted confidante and best friend,
On whose loving support I could always depend.
I look at your smiling face in all my photos;
Memories flood my mind as I touch the mementos
From the happy times you and I have had,
But now these bring tears and make me sad;
For the time together went by in a wink
Life was not as long as
we’d like to think
Now I look down at your name on a cold hard
stone
That says little of the loving light you have
shone;
It tells nothing of the wonderful person you
were,
And only serves to remind me of the painful loss
I endure;
But I know your kind soul wants no tears or
pain,
Instead you’d want warm
memories and love to remain.
Although I cry and stand grief-stricken by your
grave,
I promise not to forget the loving memories you
gave;
But still I miss you so very much my sister
dear,
And your caring words I once again long to hear;
My heart’s only solace is one day I will see you
as before,
Beckoning me to come join you on that white distant shore
Sometimes memories bring comfort and make me
smile,
But there are times when grief takes over for a
while;
Friends offer gentle words and prayers to
console,
And tell me what has happened to your loving
soul;
Can it be true what they say of time healing
grief?
Is it enough when they say
death has given you relief?
Can we believe what others say of a better
place,
Where our beloved ones rest in God’s warm
embrace?
I should be happy you’re free of pain and
sorrow,
And rejoice that you’ll always have tomorrow.
How can I then be so heartbroken and selfishly
cry,
Return to me from that
peaceful place where you lie!”
