With a burdened heart and a troubled mind,
I kneel by the side of his grave
And I cry for my brother, I love so much,
For no longer can I be brave.
 
I know he'd hate to see me cry.
But, everything's gone wrong
And I need to tell him I love him.
I haven't told him in so long.
 
He used to dry my tears away
And put a smile in their place.
Oh God, I'd be so happy
If I could only see his face.
 
You see, I miss him terribly.
We were close, him and I.
He taught me so many things, Lord.
He took the time to answer why.
 
Why did he have to leave me?
I feel so all alone.
I long to hear his voice again,
To call him on the phone.
 
Oh Lord, please give me strength
To bear this awful pain.
Tell him that I love him, Lord.
Slow these tears that fall like rain.
 
Assure me that we'll meet again,
Upon your Golden Shore,
And once more he'll be my brother
In Heaven, forever more.

Copyright © 2002 Claytia Doran. All rights reserved.

Comments (9)

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written by Lacy, December 12, 2007

your poem made me cry it sounded so much lik my brother and i

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written by britttney, April 23, 2008

this poem mean so much to me i just lose my little 5 year old brother to a gunshot to the back of the head

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written by Patty, May 11, 2008

Yes this is great. I lost my brother in 1996 my best friend, as we were 11 months apart, but yet he was 38. Now, as of 2006 I lost my son, and at that point was so confused, at the time of death, I was reflecting on my brother, who was born on the same say as my son(Jake), the love of my life at 25 years old.

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written by david allen, May 20, 2008

god, how true, i lost one of my brothers to cancer last year, 2007, i love him and miss him so much, this has made me cry, again for him.
heart felt thanks

dave

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written by Mindi, June 04, 2008

This poem is my life. My brother and I were only 11 months apart
I lost him in 91. He was only 26, he took his own life. I miss him soo
much. We were soo close. We did alot of things together,sports,walks
travel, etc....

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written by gorman, June 20, 2008

your poem made me cry. it reminds me so much of my friend who lost her brother a few weeks before her 19th birthday. He was only 20 and died in a car accident in 1991. i never got the chance to know him but from what i have heard about him i know he was a great guy and know she misses him every single day. may he rest in peace and all your loved ones.

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written by Linda Moten-Elliott, July 19, 2008

the poem really made me think about the good old days.

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written by niecie, September 05, 2008

this poem caught me completely off guard I didn't expect it to express exactly how I feel about losing my brother. I lost him last year to cancer he was 19, and we are ten years apart in age but we were so close in sprit and in heart. I thank you for this poem and i will share with my friends and family.

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written by sylvia, October 03, 2008

i lost my big brother 07-13-08 and this poem matches us perfect i think about him all the time but i know i will see him again one day thanks alot for the poem