~Forever Gone~
A short story about my older brother's death.
**He walked out that door, and I had a feeling he wasn't coming back**
Wailing I hear, crying I see, but I can only feel the drag of misery ...... I am nothing but a drift I feel in ones soul, I can feel the life that once lived, but walking up to his casket hurt even more, I began to hear his laughing, his words, his voice, was I missing him already??
Was this the end of everything? Did he go? Would he come back?
I heard people speaking in the background, but most was mumbling... I was moving in closer to the casket...
Two inches away from the body, I stood.... looking deep within him I saw nothing but the face I've always seen, but once I broke from this dream... It was him, with 4 bullets carved deep within his head, him wrapped in clean, shiny white cloth, it was him, my bother, but now asleep in silence....
I tried not to cry, but it was a chose I didn't have, tears ally filled my eyes, and down both cheeks.... It was a sight I didn't want to ever see...
A crowd of women move in one direction...as they all settled, my mom centered them, she had fainted from the pressure she couldn't stand...but my bones were too weak to move anymore...I glanced at my brother, waiting on him to say something, like he always did...But he was quiet...
I was alone near the body now...
The world felt as if it was moving slower...I sat next to the casket, and leaned my head on it...I couldn't control my tears anymore, they came down like a river flowing into an ocean of endless waves that never stopped...
For a time, I thought he was going to wake up...But I finally realized in my head that he was never going to be alive again...."If you can hear me... I want you to know that even if your , in spirit you live in my heart, ALWAYS...I promise"
I waited for an answer, but no answer...for a sign, but no sign...
I gazed into the puddle of women dressed in black, and prayed to god to forgive my brother.
I set two roses on him, and walked away with a hole in my heart that only got wider, knowing that he was not coming back.... he was gone...forever.........
***I hope you can hear me, cause I remember it clearly, the day you slipped away, was the day I found it won't be the same, I had my wake up, won't you wake up, I keep asking why***
"If I had one wish, I'd use it to wish you back"
Wailing I hear, crying I see, but I can only feel the drag of misery ...... I am nothing but a drift I feel in ones soul, I can feel the life that once lived, but walking up to his casket hurt even more, I began to hear his laughing, his words, his voice, was I missing him already??
Was this the end of everything? Did he go? Would he come back?
I heard people speaking in the background, but most was mumbling... I was moving in closer to the casket...
Two inches away from the body, I stood.... looking deep within him I saw nothing but the face I've always seen, but once I broke from this dream... It was him, with 4 bullets carved deep within his head, him wrapped in clean, shiny white cloth, it was him, my bother, but now asleep in silence....
I tried not to cry, but it was a chose I didn't have, tears ally filled my eyes, and down both cheeks.... It was a sight I didn't want to ever see...
A crowd of women move in one direction...as they all settled, my mom centered them, she had fainted from the pressure she couldn't stand...but my bones were too weak to move anymore...I glanced at my brother, waiting on him to say something, like he always did...But he was quiet...
I was alone near the body now...
The world felt as if it was moving slower...I sat next to the casket, and leaned my head on it...I couldn't control my tears anymore, they came down like a river flowing into an ocean of endless waves that never stopped...
For a time, I thought he was going to wake up...But I finally realized in my head that he was never going to be alive again...."If you can hear me... I want you to know that even if your , in spirit you live in my heart, ALWAYS...I promise"
I waited for an answer, but no answer...for a sign, but no sign...
I gazed into the puddle of women dressed in black, and prayed to god to forgive my brother.
I set two roses on him, and walked away with a hole in my heart that only got wider, knowing that he was not coming back.... he was gone...forever.........
***I hope you can hear me, cause I remember it clearly, the day you slipped away, was the day I found it won't be the same, I had my wake up, won't you wake up, I keep asking why***
"If I had one wish, I'd use it to wish you back"
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