Ode to a Living Brother from a Ghost Sister

i cried while writing this

We are the power, always connected.

We have the strength to move on

With one single note,

Never losing our heads.

I almost lost my head

But you held me until I died in your arms

And I could not talk but I could feel you there, embracing me

With the grace a big brother could only have.

As I went on to the other side,

I could feel the inside of your head and eyes.

Oh, brother. If I could have held you as you did to me

I would have done it. But I couldn’t.

I remember before we left the airport

Our father told you to take care of me

And you felt like a failure

Because you didn’t take care of me enough.

It was not your fault.

You did the right thing.

You being beside me 

Was all I needed.

I was with you all those cold nights.

I was with you every time you wanted to cry, so I cried for you.

I was with you inside the metal cave among the corpses.

I know you knew that, because you never stopped remembering me.

I gave you the strength,

A puma locked in a cage,

To walk with your friend

To see our father again.

I sent you the horse.

A surprise that I knew you needed.

You followed my messages

Because I know you would have done it anyway.

The best thing I could ever witness,

Was that I saw you grow old. What joy!

You look exactly the way I imagined,

And with the same exact spirit when I was alive.

Keep remembering me, brother.

Because when the time comes

I will embrace you as you did all those years ago

So you can come with me to the other side.

Reviews

[NormaZ]

I love how the poem emphasis the connection siblings have with each other, and the connection doesn't stop even after death. The line We are the power, always connected, really sets the tone of the poem. Nice work!

[ale]

thanks so much!