I can’t sit in that room too long,
watching you fade, it feels so wrong.
That foil burns, that straw hits deep,
you lean then fall and drift to sleep.
Your eyes half shut, your words all slow,
I see my brother desperately low.
I bite my tongue and look away
so you don’t see the tears you made.
I slip outside to hide my cry,
and pray to God you’ll be alright.
I look up and see the sky,
and start to reminisce on better times.
You used to laugh, you used to care,
Now I talk to you but you’re not there.
I wish I could drag you back from hell,
but love doesn't work where poison dwells.
Your breathing still, but not alive,
and I’m just scared you won’t survive.
For my brother
Mar 9
Mar 9, 2026 at 4:24 AM UTC
I can’t sit in that room too long,
watching you fade, it feels so wrong.
That foil burns, that straw hits deep,
you lean then fall and drift to sleep.
Your eyes half shut, your words all slow,
I see my brother desperately low.
I bite my tongue and look away
so you don’t see the tears you made.
I slip outside to hide my cry,
and pray to God you’ll be alright.
I look up and see the sky,
and start to reminisce on better times.
You used to laugh, you used to care,
Now I talk to you but you’re not there.
I wish I could drag you back from hell,
but love doesn't work where poison dwells.
Your breathing still, but not alive,
and I’m just scared you won’t survive.
For my brother
