My brother on earth no more…

You brother on earth no more
Were most of what a mother wishes for
So watching her sob at this news
Wasn’t new news to my heart’s expectations.
What hovers in that head of hers’?
I know what hovers round my head,
Nothing but a plethora of questions;
What is it like when we die?
Do we still miss our mothers?
What do we see? Is there another
You recognize? I am just a child of nature
Confessing my ignorance in these matters
You now live …. What a life it must be.
Yes, I will go to school, make something good for myself
Find a woman to love, and who loves me,
There’ll be children raised into responsible world citizens
And all …
But now the choke in the throat prevents breath
As I fight these tears, thinking I need be strong now,
But I can’t say its hard, I won’t,
Though you see through how I feel.
Yeah, this is the part when the memories come flooding in,
The times when you made it a joy
Having you around – you entertained us to no limit-
But I also remember the quiet times,
When you said my path was a high-responsibility calling,
When you imbued me with your confidence,
I still appreciate all the help.
The earth now wraps your cloak,
Used to touch those you did
And I am extremely grateful for the opportunity
Of knowing a spirit like yours. We bear so much alike,
Seemingly kind, we see much of life alike
But your outlook was not your down fall,
If it was, I’d better pick a nice spot on the ground,
For I’ll be interned soon,
But noooo, not your outlook. Some who try to be kind,
Nice, good, die young, some don’t
You just had to leave us when you did,
Why? I don’t claim knowledge of an explanation,
But I do claim knowledge of this;

Youwere active in my being here, as who I am
and my thoughts for you are loving, spurring you ever higher wherever you are