Today would have been my brother’s 22nd birthday. He would be graduating college in the spring. Maybe he would have a girlfriend, or even a fiancée. Who knows what could have been.
Happy Birthday, brother. I miss you.
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It has been 5 long years and a half,
And still my grief is near,
Hiding just behind a laugh
As smile turns to tear.
Some days I feel almost whole:
I am in control.
And other days my raining eyes
Take me by surprise.
It has been 5 long years and a half,
And still my grief is near.
In 5 more years and another half
Will it still be here?
Dramatic Lyric 