Brother Death Poems

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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  1. 1. You Left Me Your Broken Heart

    • By Tonya R. Zuber
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 16, 2023 with permission of the Author.

    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"

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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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  3. 2. For My Brother


    • By Shelly Domenici
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2018 with permission of the Author.

    You left without
    Warning.
    Gone so fast.
    Now all we have

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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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  5. 3. Whisper To Find

    • By Alicia Jackson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2017 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    • Rating 4.31
  6. 4. Life After You

    • By Mona Rose Asimi
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2017 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    My 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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  7. 5. Strength Without You

    • By Zoe L. Gialamas
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2016 with permission of the Author.

    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,

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    I 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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  8. 6. For Deric

    • By Angela Lowry
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2016 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    Having 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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  9. 7. Memories

    • By Tamarah M. Olsen
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    My memories are what I have left,
    and a lesson I will not forget.

    The time has come when time is no more

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    I 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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  10. 8. With Angel Wings

    • By Maya L. Bray
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2015 with permission of the Author.

    With angel wings
    You flew into my life
    And covered me
    Like a blanket in the night

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  11. 9. Trail Of Tears

    • By Ashley Kettle
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2014 with permission of the Author.

    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'.

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    I 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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  12. 10. Can't Live Without You

    • By Roxane Faulkner
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2012 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    I was recently cheated on by a guy I was dating and I feel so horrible. Reading poetry helped alot.

  13. 11. Brothers

    • By Steve Mason
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2012 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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  14. 12. In Memory Of My Brother

    • By Marie
    • Published by Family Friend Poems June 2011 with permission of the Author.

    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 why

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    In 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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  15. 13. I Often Wonder

    • By Christian
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2011 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    This 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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  16. 14. For My Big Brother

    • By Tyra
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2010 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    I 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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  17. 15. How It Will Be

    • By Steven Campbell
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2010 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    My 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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  18. 16. A Wish And A Prayer


    • By Lauren
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2010 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    Miah, 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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  19. 17. To My Brother, Who Lost His Life To Cancer

    • By Lisa Crisp
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2009 with permission of the Author.

    The time has come to say goodbye
    I will try not to cry

    It's been so hard to let you go

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  20. 18. Pain And Sorrow

    • By Roxane Faulkner
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    • Votes 502
    • Rating 4.38
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    It'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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  21. 19. Missing You Forever

    • By Sanaz Shokravi
    • Published by Family Friend Poems October 2008 with permission of the Author.

    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.

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    • Votes 854
    • Rating 4.40
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    I 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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  22. 20. I'm Alive

    • By Abigale
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Do not stand beside my grave and cry
    Because I am not there
    I am still alive

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    • Favorited 16
    • Votes 657
    • Rating 4.41
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    Thank 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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