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today i am confused 

yesterday i was only sad

who knows tomorrow 

i am warrior brave 

taking on the strongest of foe

but within this anger and hurt 

is the heart fragile 

like that of innocent child

i know not way to turn

my heart cries out 

to my brother lost

never to be found 

but only in memory or thought

this house is empty of the life 

once held by that of another

so dear 

to this fragile heart of grown man

that cries deep inside 

like the innocent child

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I remember my sister losing a best friend during the Viet Nam war...
he was two days from coming home...and it was an accidental friendly fire.
hard to get over losing those close to us, no matter how strong we are...hearts do cry.
j.

[keith]

jacob, i do not understand.
i reviewed a piece you wrote then i was blocked
and here you are visiting and commenting ...
my door has never been locked to you and i will always be honest to the letter with any and all reviews of anybody's offerings
that is how i be

[William Michael Reeves]

Pensitive and powerful. The fourth stanza really hit me. The house empty of life once held by another. Poetic gold! Hearts are fragile . Lives are fragile. Children are...less fragile than we. They are better at adapting to loss in their innocent fragility.

[keith]

ignorance is often called bliss ... it is better described as defense

[Relic]

I lost some good friends who were like brothers to me. I also lost my father recently. Your words pretty much sum up the feelings involved. When you reach a certain age, people start dying around you. Life isn't always fair. I'm sorry for your loss, Keith.

[keith]

i have 1 brother of 5 living ... most of my long time friends are also pushing daises
how i made it this far if pure luck and i will take it
thanks

[Neville]

... I too know the vacuum you so eloquently describe & sadly, I know it only too well .. Neville

[keith]

it's the ingredient of life not 'many favor' ...
your visit and comment are welcomed!

[John the Baptist]

Really like the spareness and brevity of this somber offering. If makes us feel some of the pain of the loss the speaker is experiencing. Even the bravest of warriors can be humbled by the loss of someone close.

[keith]

many times i have questioned my approach to grief of loss. am i truly saddened by loss of life of another or a victim of my awareness of another path of learned/shared knowledge from those have died? probably both overlapping the other
we never forget the positives
your visit and comment are welcome ... thanks

[Chris Shaw]

Your loss is felt deeply by this reader. I also mourn a brother and feel that loss each and every day. Your second stanza is so touching. No mistaking how close you were to him Keith.

Chris

[keith]

it hits a sensitive sometimes sore spot that can be mental and or physical pains
the most difficult moments for me included acknowledgement of physical loss is really 2nd in line after whatever 'inherence' there is deep within us that is the bond not the dressing. it is beyond love.
thanks for the read & visit

[Lydia Shutter]

Powerfully emotional poetry! I can feel the emptiness and emotional pain. I am sorry for your loss. We all become children again when we lose a loved one. Lydi**

[keith]

i have never had 'what if' moments but plenty of 'what now'.
some things i refuse to let go! my younger brother is one!
thanks for your visit and empathy
p.s. 69 ain't too old