My brother is soon leaving for Linz
And we're going with him
For a week
I feel his absence already
in my home
With his suitcases on the floor
And talk of pillows, shoes and medicine
And all the things
he'll need away from here
But I fear
What he needs most
we can't provide
Across rivers and lakes
And cities and storms
Smiles are hard to deliver
The warmth from home
Easily will fall in a pit of despair
Stumbling over its metaphorical feet
My brother is soon leaving for Linz
And his toothbrush next to the sink
That's always annoyingly there
Will forever be missed
A ghost plate on the table
With a forgotten fork by its side
Shall be placed infront of his chair
That's tucked into place
Always cold,
always sticky
with the residue of his presence
When the line cuts off the silence will be
Twice as loud as his voice
But at least i would've heard about
His first days at uni
And the parties he went to,
The friends he made
My brother is soon leaving for Linz
And Im happy for him
Even though
(Or precisely because)
He'll be thrown
In the unknown
Nov 1, 2025
Nov 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM UTC
My brother is soon leaving for Linz
And we're going with him
For a week
I feel his absence already
in my home
With his suitcases on the floor
And talk of pillows, shoes and medicine
And all the things
he'll need away from here
But I fear
What he needs most
we can't provide
Across rivers and lakes
And cities and storms
Smiles are hard to deliver
The warmth from home
Easily will fall in a pit of despair
Stumbling over its metaphorical feet
My brother is soon leaving for Linz
And his toothbrush next to the sink
That's always annoyingly there
Will forever be missed
A ghost plate on the table
With a forgotten fork by its side
Shall be placed infront of his chair
That's tucked into place
Always cold,
always sticky
with the residue of his presence
When the line cuts off the silence will be
Twice as loud as his voice
But at least i would've heard about
His first days at uni
And the parties he went to,
The friends he made
My brother is soon leaving for Linz
And Im happy for him
Even though
(Or precisely because)
He'll be thrown
In the unknown
