To my brother
I saw you, the real you that night
Happy as ever as you didn’t know that drink would be your last
Smiling with grills as you didn’t know that smile would be taken away forever
But there you are dancing like you just won the lottery
You told me to go home because hey why would my big brother want to party with his little sister right
The young tall handsome man was taken by a bullet because of a t-shirt
You were the money-getter had a vision with secrets you'd never tell anyone
Wanted to become much more than a street kid who had to get by selling drugs
But no, you couldn't because of a shirt
A shirt that meant nothing but style for you
That took you always from the family
Home is where I thought you were going but instead you went to the big house
Thought life couldn't get any worse but then I was reminded that night
I saw you, the real you
My eyes couldn’t believe this was my last goodbye
My brother
Oh, I miss you so much.
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