April is blue
but not the pretty kind
not the sky, not the ocean
it’s the kind that means
“pay attention”
“this is happening”
“this matters”
and it does
because of you
Bronson
you’re not just someone I know
you’re like my little brother
and that means
every time you hurt
it felt like something in me hurt too
I remember the days
you walked into school
and I could just tell
you didn’t even have to say anything
it was in the way you carried yourself
the way you got quieter
the way you still tried to act normal
like everything was okay
even when it wasn’t
and I remember wishing
I could do something
anything
to make it stop
to take you out of it
to give you a life
where you didn’t have to be strong all the time
because you shouldn’t have had to be
you’re a kid
you deserved peace
you deserved safety
you deserved a home
that actually felt like one
but even with everything
you never turned cold
you still laughed
still joked around
still cared about people
and that’s what gets me the most
because that kind of strength
is rare
that kind of heart
after everything
is something people don’t talk about enough
you didn’t let it change who you are
and I’m so proud of you for that
I really am
and now
knowing you’re somewhere safer
it means everything
maybe it’s not perfect
maybe healing takes time
but at least now
you have a chance
to just be a kid
the way you always should’ve been
this isn’t just about awareness
this is about people like you
kids who go through things
they never should
kids who still show up
still survive
still hold onto who they are
even when the world gives them every reason not to
so yeah
April is blue
but to me
it’s also about you
about your strength
your story
your heart
and I hope one day
you see yourself the way I do
not as what you went through
but as someone
who made it through
and still has so much ahead of him
I’ve got you
always
and if the world ever forgets to protect you again, it won’t forget that I’m here to stand in front of it with you.
Apr 27
Apr 27, 2026 at 10:35 PM UTC
April is blue
but not the pretty kind
not the sky, not the ocean
it’s the kind that means
“pay attention”
“this is happening”
“this matters”
and it does
because of you
Bronson
you’re not just someone I know
you’re like my little brother
and that means
every time you hurt
it felt like something in me hurt too
I remember the days
you walked into school
and I could just tell
you didn’t even have to say anything
it was in the way you carried yourself
the way you got quieter
the way you still tried to act normal
like everything was okay
even when it wasn’t
and I remember wishing
I could do something
anything
to make it stop
to take you out of it
to give you a life
where you didn’t have to be strong all the time
because you shouldn’t have had to be
you’re a kid
you deserved peace
you deserved safety
you deserved a home
that actually felt like one
but even with everything
you never turned cold
you still laughed
still joked around
still cared about people
and that’s what gets me the most
because that kind of strength
is rare
that kind of heart
after everything
is something people don’t talk about enough
you didn’t let it change who you are
and I’m so proud of you for that
I really am
and now
knowing you’re somewhere safer
it means everything
maybe it’s not perfect
maybe healing takes time
but at least now
you have a chance
to just be a kid
the way you always should’ve been
this isn’t just about awareness
this is about people like you
kids who go through things
they never should
kids who still show up
still survive
still hold onto who they are
even when the world gives them every reason not to
so yeah
April is blue
but to me
it’s also about you
about your strength
your story
your heart
and I hope one day
you see yourself the way I do
not as what you went through
but as someone
who made it through
and still has so much ahead of him
I’ve got you
always
and if the world ever forgets to protect you again, it won’t forget that I’m here to stand in front of it with you.
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