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Jan 2018
You should have lived
A peaceful life,
Or at least
One with very minimal sorrows
What you got is death

You should have lived
A loving life
If not that
Then one where you at least knew what love tasted like
What you got was lungs filled with water

You should have lived
With your brother
If not that
Then i wish i could have warned you about it
What you two got was a painful death

You should have lived
To 19 this year
20 in march 15th
You should have lived to be two years older
But you didn't
You died with your brother

You should have lived
To bring joy into peoples hearts like you always did
If not that
You being here would be enough for me
That you got was your last day on earth

Today i remember
The short life you lived
And how great it was
And today i learn to let you go, just a little bit,
To let you finally rest in peace

I wish i could
Replace you and your brothers life
With mine
Because above all things
You should have lived
today, on January 10th, 2016, my friend and his brother died in a kayaking accident. two years ago i lost a friend and I'm still dealing with the loss. today is forever going to be a sad day for me, but i will try to have a nice  tomorrow.
Written by
Matthew S  20/Transgender Male/Somewhere over therainbow
(20/Transgender Male/Somewhere over therainbow)   
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