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13 Days Gone

"I'm scared to leave..

but I can't return

home."

 

I would have tried to stop you.

but would you have let me stop you?

 

This is all straight ********

 

It was not a selfish act

kissing that semi,

and I accept that.

 

What I do not accept,

is that I feel I could have done

something.

 

You turned very quickly from a boy to a man.

Caring for your sisters, being a father figure.

Jenny wasn't there, wasn't the mother she needed to be.

And she still isn't.

 

Whose fault is it?

 

I NEED SOMEONE TO BLAME.

 

Taking your own life can't just be passed off.

 

I am so happy you are at peace,

but what I fear is what you left behind.

 

The littles are helpless,

trapped by her, this.

 

How do I help them escape?

 

Is there a way?

 

I can only imagine what pushed you to your limit.

I wish I could have told you I struggle with the same feelings.

I wonder, could it have stopped you?

 

Is it better you being dead?

…is that an inappropriate question to ask?

 

I miss you, brother.

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