Broken window
Broken heart
For the glass that shattered
Was in my spirit
For what was mostly taken
Could be easily be replaced
Except the pictures
Taken of my brother

As the cancer tries
To end his life
My love gives him
The faith to survive
As the chemo
Makes him look
More like my dad

In the special warmth
We share here in Miami
Even in the unusual January chill
That will heat up the memories
To be remembered
Throughout all time

So in ghost pictures
Stored in stolen moments
Being raped of the opportunity
To take pictures back to Alabama
To share with others
Of the beauty here

In a Taurus parking lot
Of a Coconut Grove restaurant
So special are the people
That they open their place
To new talent in the area
But the cancer of the street
Soured that memory forever

So in the words of sadness
My trip here ended
In broken glass
But my love for my brother
Will never be shattered