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[title] => Brother
[time] => 2008-07-01 16:48:43
[hometext] => A tribute to my deceased brother...
[bodytext] => I take a stride down the street Hands in pockets; eyes on feet The city street's packed to the brim A repulsive smell carries in the wind Acid rain burns my eyes As salesmen try to sell their lies I turn a corner and in the dark I find a piece of my shattered heart A child lays lifeless in the grass I close my eyes, but tears leak past I fall upon my knees in vain Remembering my childhood pain "Turn around and don't look back!" Turn around just to get smacked One shot, two shots, three shots; done One boy, two boys, three boys; gun All alive with a lifeless corpse All regret, but none show remorse The vibrant colors fade to black I see this child upon his back A little boy--so frail and cold Reminds me of one I used to know I stand back up on buckling knees Haunted by reality The pills go down; my heart is sore I can't seem to sleep anymore Too many nights of restless anger Too many boys that were more than strangers Another brother I find lying cold That reminds me of a boy I used to know [comments] => 1 [counter] => 177 [topic] => 75 [informant] => satanssecret1369 [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => anguished )
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