ELegy

i don't have a brother but if i did this would be for him

"my brother, friend i hold so dear

i'm singing you a love you'll never hear..."

"it's like a feeling of disapproval

it's like an old tear-stained novel

wet with tears you didn't cry

as they were locked up and dried

it's like a prize you never won

the one you kept betting on

like a lost you never felt

a slow death from frail heath

it's like a maze without an exit

like a sour birthday cake, taste it

the older you get the less you know

blow your candles, your shadows grow

it's like a flower that doesn't bloom

it's like midnight that comes at noon

like snow in June and heat in December

a beloved name you can't remember

it's like life, through yours or mine

i know who we used to be through time

my brother, friend i hold so dear

i'm singing you a love song you'll never hear

it's like a wave of neglected thoughts

like an escape rope tied in knots

like a call of death for another birth

we'll meet again, no matter the hurt"