Submission 215
To my baby brother,
My other half is a term associated with love
I’m using it to describe you, my brother up above
My brain etched with memories of laughter and joy
Only shared with you my brother, my special boy
There’s a poem called the dash, about time on this earth
About the use of our time from the day of our birth
Your time on this earth so short and sweet
But An impact so big, your name spoken to all I meet
Your time was cut short, due to poor mental health
It’s taught us one thing; that our love is our wealth
I love you so much, probably more now your gone
Not sure I should say that, it’s probably wrong
But since you left, it’s all become clear
I never told you enough but now I hope you can hear
You were funny, charming and little bit weird
And clearly very popular, more than me, like I feared
But It wasn’t enough, your struggle too strong
I wish I could take it all from you, and bring you back where you belong
I know that can’t be, but in my dreams it’s true
Although, In my dreams your not in red, your in royal blue
We blow you a kiss every single day
I know you blow them back from wherever you lay
You were so brave and I am so proud of you
One day we’ll be reunited and I’ll tell you what’s new
Well I don’t need to tell you, you’re always with us
God, you’d hate all this, you have made quite a fuss
A fuss that you deserve, as you deserve the best
But now my boy, it’s time for you to get your rest
Rest easy until we’re together once more
I know you’ll be waiting right by the door
With a beer in your left, a fag in your right
Do you still listen to rubbish music all day and all night?
Do you still wear a bucket hat on top of your head?
Do you still wear those pjs, or shall we leave that unsaid?
I hope you still do it all from up there
And you still constantly touch that flick in your hair
I hope you still giggle and say that cute hey
You were so special to me, there’s so much more I could say
But I love you, I miss you and I’m so proud of you
I’ll never be alone, there will always be two
We’re all okay down here, we’re looking after each other
I miss you my other half, my little brother