Dear Brother
"I carry your heart with me(I carry it in my heart)I am never without it"
Quote _ by E.E. Cummings
dear brother,
did you ever know
what hit you
late at night
as you sat all alone on
the curb of a street?
the car slammed
straight into a tree
The driver
didn’t see
that you lay under his car-
dead upon impact
young and drunk -
girlfriend on his lap -
he killed you,
dear brother,
with such pure stupidity
on that dreadful night
much you had
to give the world, for
you mattered
so much more
than the ignorant young man
who ran you over
How random
the act that killed you -
you- the best
of us all -
taken instantly from us
on a lonesome street
I think that
you knew you were doomed!
You sent us
long letters
(something not common for you)
before you met fate
forty years
goes quickly, dear Dale
You missed so
much from life.
When I join you, please be there
waiting to greet me
Note: Shadorma poetry form can use any number of stanzas: 3/5/3/3/7/5
Sept. 7, 2022
For Writing Challenge- In My Heart- S Forms - Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
Theme: Lost to Heaven - Brother
Copyright © Andrea Dietrich | Year Posted 2022
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