Brotherless (corrected) (poem) by A. Sperry on AuthorsDen

Brotherless (corrected)
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I'm sorry for not sending you a gift your last Christmas on earth. I'm sorry for not spending as much time with you as I could when you were visiting. I'm sorry for telling you I had no way to get your television back to you. I'm sorry for chastising you when you snuck away from us at the beach. I'm sorry that the last hug I ever gave you was self-involved and halfhearted. I'm sorry for teasing you about your newfound interest in girls. I'm sorry for telling you that you could not come when our mother and I went out to dinner. I'm sorry that I did not pay enough attention to you the last time I saw you. I'm sorry for all the mean things I said and all the times I made fun of you. It was only because I took for granted that you would always know how much I loved you. I'm sorry for leaving you alone in your world just to satisfy my own wanderlust. I'm sorry that you'll never get to know your niece. And even sorrier that she'll never get to know you. I'm sorry for being so worried about my own injustices that I never took notice of yours. I'm sorry you had to die on the ground, scared and alone.

Reviewed by Tami Ryan

Reviewed on April 17, 2004

A painful write. I'm so sorry for your loss.

Reviewed by Kevin Mc Crum (Reader)

Reviewed on April 13, 2004

Well this just stole my breath. The title intrigued me
and the work stunned me. Such well placed feeling.

Reviewed by Janet Caldwell

Reviewed on January 16, 2004

This is terribly sad, as it should be. I pray for the day when you can pick yourself up without feeling that bleeding, stabbing cut of your heart.

(((((((APRIL))))))))
Love, Janet xoxoxo

Reviewed by Jeremy Vaeni

Reviewed on January 4, 2004

Your words are so damn crushing, we feel a bit of what you are going through. Interestingly, this reads well top to bottom and bottom to top. April, your poetry is so stark, I really feel you capture the Dark Night of The Soul in a way few others can. In a way none in our generation has a clue how. You are so tapped in...just keep writing!

Reviewed by No Longer Member (Reader)

Reviewed on December 29, 2003

my heart breaks for you....remember...that love in your daughter always...

love,
Tim

Reviewed by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado

Reviewed on December 8, 2003

poignant! :( (((HUGS))) and love, your friend in tx., karen lynn.

Reviewed by J. Allen Wilson

Reviewed on December 6, 2003

This is beautiful...yet so sad...yet so warm...fantastic.
Allen

Reviewed by Muhammad Ali Panhwar (Reader)

Very simple & nice....loveable!!!