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How I felt on hearing of the death of my first best friend.
The Night My Brother Died

The night my brother died
The wind howled in mourning,
And the snow whirled around
Lashing out the anger.

In my mind, his watery blue eyes
Cried and followed me…
I tried to picture him dead
…And couldn’t.

They said he was shot in the heart
That he wasn’t even conscious
So final …the end
With no good-byes.

I looked for reasons
And found none,
I searched for answers
That never came.

A brother is a magic man sent for
Little girls to love,
At least he won’t be lonely,
But God …how he hated the cold!

January/1973
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