1. You Left Me Your Broken Heart
My baby brother I never thought it would be you.
I couldn't believe the news I was hearing was true.
I could only scream "God not Donn please"
Brother Death Poems
Goodbye Brother Poems
Siblings that pass away have special meaning to us. They are often close in age to us and their death may bring to mind our own mortality. Life is no longer taken for granted. Someone from our generation has passed away. If the death is unexpected, there may be loose ends in the relationship that have not been dealt with. It is common that a death of a sibling brings upon a search for meaning. We may ask ourselves if we are accomplishing the goals that we have set for ourselves.
26 Poems about Losing a Brother
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You share your pain so freely. I think you must do it so that the rest of us won't feel so alone. I just wish I could let you know that you are not alone either.
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I lost the closest person to me....my baby brother, Bronson. We were only 13 months apart. We were best friends from the day he was born. We could talk without talking! (Our mom hated it)...
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3. Whisper To Find
I hear your voice in the dead, dark night.
I look around, but no one's in sight.
Through the storms, the rain, the wind I fight,
But all you are is my whisper to find. -
4. Life After You
It occasionally feels like drowning, as this new reality sinks in.
Six full months without you; who knew I had this strength built in?
Life goes on, and that's the saddest part.Featured Shared StoryMy brother passed away tragically December 11, 2016. He was 19 years old. He made a bad decision to walk around on a night when it was below 40 degrees. He was drinking. He fell asleep 8 feet...
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5. Strength Without You
As a year has passed and two will be soon,
I look back at all the strength I have consumed.
From the day you left, I was lost, broken, and confused,Featured Shared StoryI lost my younger brother on May 26, 2017, from a car crash that had happened 3 days prior. He fought hard, but the pressure he had in his head grew too much and we lost him. I still can't...
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6. For Deric
My tears will never cease to flow.
I cannot bear to see your pain.
We share a past no one else can know.
Now I'll never see your face again.Featured Shared StoryHaving just lost my brother to cancer, this poem hit a raw nerve. It's spot on. I continually tell myself and everyone at least my brother is not in pain anymore. He can be without pain. It's...
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7. Memories
My memories are what I have left,
and a lesson I will not forget.
The time has come when time is no moreFeatured Shared StoryI am devastated at the loss of my only sibling, my lovely, caring, intelligent little brother. He was only 54. He had had more than his fair share of heartache, loss and unhappiness in his...
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8. With Angel Wings
With angel wings
You flew into my life
And covered me
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9. Trail Of Tears
You made a bad decision,
you left me alone livin'.
The pain I feel is real, not fiction,.
You were my older brother, my best friend, it was a givin'.Featured Shared StoryI lost my brother a month ago. He was shot just after his visit to see me. He and his girlfriend were walking on the street. I feel so lost without it. It was just the two of us. Our parents...
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10. Can't Live Without You
So, I am sitting here, writing this poem to you,
because right now it is all I can do.
I write all these poems from what I feel,
all these feelings I have are too real.Featured Shared StoryI was recently cheated on by a guy I was dating and I feel so horrible. Reading poetry helped alot.
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11. Brothers
From the depths of my heart, come the words of a brother,
where our souls and our minds, are like that of no other.
The spirit of competition, will always be there,
in the look of our eyes, and the glance of our stare. -
12. In Memory Of My Brother
It's been so long since you've been gone
It still hurts all day long
There isn't a day that goes by
Without me thinking whyFeatured Shared StoryIn love of memory of my brother (Stephen), age 34. He passed away on 10/03/2017. My brother sadly left from a massive heart attack. They brought him back, but after 3 days his body shut down...
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13. I Often Wonder
I often wonder how life would be, if you were still down here with me.
I often wonder if you'd make them proud, would you be quiet or would you be loud?
I often wonder if you'd be class clown, bring someone up if they were down.
I often wonder if you'd be bright, be the type who is always right.Featured Shared StoryThis is so perfect to how I feel. My brother passed away before I was born and I was named after him, so I have always felt this massive connection and sometimes emptiness and jealousy that I...
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14. For My Big Brother
You showed me a lot of things.
I learned a lot I didn't know,
But you forgot to teach me one last thing -
How to let you go.Featured Shared StoryI lost my brother January 4,1988. He died of complications from Diabetes Type 1. He was only 33 years old. It's like I lost half of myself. I didn't know how to live without him. Now I have...
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15. How It Will Be
It feels like it's been forever
since I've seen your face.
I miss you so much.
In my heart you will always hold a special place.Featured Shared StoryMy brother passed on November 26th 2014, the night before thanksgiving. He passed from a car accident drinking and driving. He swerved into another car's lane and died instantly. He was my...
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16. A Wish And A Prayer
May your spirit soar in freedom
From the fears that gripped so tight.
May you find the peace you searched for
As you wandered, lost, in the night.Featured Shared StoryMiah, your comment touched my soul; I was searching for a poem fitting for my brother's funeral. I am not quite as eloquent as you to put into words how deeply I feel pain from his passing,...
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17. To My Brother, Who Lost His Life To Cancer
The time has come to say goodbye
I will try not to cry
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18. Pain And Sorrow
This life is filled with pain and sorrow,
I always wonder if I'll make it through tomorrow.
I don't know what I'm going to do,
I'm always missing you.Featured Shared StoryIt's heartbreaking for me to read your story because it sounds so much like mine. On October 12, 2016, my grandmother on my mom's side died. She raised me like her child, so she was my mama....
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19. Missing You Forever
It's been two weeks today
that you finally got it your way.
You left us here, without a farewell,
leaving behind just your smell.Featured Shared StoryI am very sorry to hear about the loss of your brother. My brother took his life on April 7, 2015. It was 4 days after his 50th birthday. He was the baby in our family, and I am the middle...
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20. I'm Alive
Do not stand beside my grave and cry
Because I am not there
I am still alive
Featured Shared StoryThank you all. Reading your stories makes me feel like I'm not alone. I miss my brother. Two weeks before his birthday God took him. Today is his birthday, and I want to give my best present....
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