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ChainedAngel
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since 2000-01-07
Posts 55
tx

0 posted 2000-01-07 06:57 PM


Little eyes
Never to see
Never to see his older brother, me
Little mouth
Never to talk
Never to eat that first grade chalk
Little hands
Never to touch
Never to hold mom and say "I love you so much"
Little tongue
Never to taste
Never to shove chocolate into his face
Little ears
Never to hear
Never to hear mom say "I love you too, dear"

Little child never given a chance
A chance to run, play, sing, or dance
Instead a needle into his arm formed a hole
And was dependent upon God to save my brother's soul

I held my mother tight that night
For fear that she'd die too
But she managed to live today
She managed to pull through

Daddy's still the quiet one
Not wanting to talk at all
Scared to touch the little child
Wishing it never happened at all

I picked up the little child
Gave him my first kiss
Thing was the first was the last
The kiss that I do miss

Little child sleeps now
Sleeps without a cry
No pain no suffering ever again
Sometimes I wonder why little children die
Is it because it was God's plan
Or was my brother born without a chance

I still see him today
Not by imagery or sound
But in every child's face
Running and playing throughout the town

Little child if you hear me, I want to say
I wish you never died
I miss you every day
Little child in heaven
God rest your soul
And little child in heaven anew
Stay there and wait for me
Till the day we live forevermore.

In Memory of Brain Ray Dyess
          January 7th 1999 - January 8th 1999



 There is a dream inside a dream. I'm wide awake the more I sleep. You'll understand when I'm dead

- B. Warner

© Copyright 2000 Tasin Ray - All Rights Reserved
ChainedAngel
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since 2000-01-07
Posts 55
tx
1 posted 2000-01-07 07:16 PM


After I returned from the cemetery, I felt like using this wonderful way of expressing myself. This poem isn't exactly all that great, but it's all the pain and hatred i felt when I saw the place where the "little child" was buried.  

 There is a dream inside a dream. I'm wide awake the more I sleep. You'll understand when I'm dead

- B. Warner

Songbird
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since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184
Missouri
2 posted 2000-01-07 11:27 PM


A wonderful tribute to your brother. May God bless you and your family.
Dark Enchantress
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since 1999-07-27
Posts 1258
meet Morgana
3 posted 2000-01-07 11:32 PM


Well done...this is a beautiful tribute to your brother...makes me thankful that I still have mine...I wish the best for you and your family for the pain from loss is like no other..
Isis
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since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296
Sunny Queensland
4 posted 2000-01-08 12:43 PM


A beautiful tribute indeed.  I often wonder why God must take babies and little young children... *sigh*.  I believe he has a greater purpose for them, perhaps now your little brother is some other child's guardian angel.... (HUGS)  

 At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. (Plato)
~Isis~
(Daughter of Mystery)


Thaddeus
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since 1999-11-16
Posts 78
MA
5 posted 2000-01-08 12:44 PM


A beautifully sad poem but happy for the love it contains and reflects.  I am touched to the core.  I wish I had the poem that a past coworker of mine's wife wrote when they lost their first baby after only hours.  Like yours it talked about what was missed but also expressed love for the baby, the soul that is now eternal.  There is tremendous meaning in every life, long or brief.
I have cried at the birth of my three children, I can't imagine how I would have been if we lost them.  I hope you and your family experience peace and always hold onto that kiss you miss.  

Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666
California
6 posted 2000-01-08 03:02 AM


Very sad and very touching.  This poem expresses well what you were going through.
HUGS


Michael

Niemczak
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since 1999-12-15
Posts 51

7 posted 2000-01-08 06:21 AM


I just want you to know that the pain is understandable.  I lost my twin sons, and this expressed just how it feels.  The pain and sorrow will always be there, but I know that they are happy playing amongst the stars and watching over me.
JennyLee
Senior Member
since 1999-09-01
Posts 1461
Northwestern, NJ.
8 posted 2000-01-08 08:00 AM


Beautiful tribute piece you have written here!

Blessings...

Jenny Lee


 Words bloom like flowers that seem astonished at being born.

L. Pirandello
16th Century Dramatist


ChainedAngel
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since 2000-01-07
Posts 55
tx
9 posted 2000-01-08 08:41 AM


After writing my first post here I knew there was going to come something good out of it. There really is a family here, and After only about 3 days of being here, I already feel as welcomed as those that have been here since October of '99. Thanks to everyone for your encouraging words and thoughts on each of my poems, especially this one. The one i spent writing not for good replies but as a rememberance of the loss our family had experienced. Thanks again

 There is a dream inside a dream. I'm wide awake the more I sleep. You'll understand when I'm dead

- B. Warner

danni
Senior Member
since 1999-11-20
Posts 688
wisconsin
10 posted 2000-01-08 01:26 PM


Chained Angel- This poem brought a tear to my eye. I have never experienced the loss of a child. But I do have one. He was born with a birth defect. It was nothing really life threatening. But I was young, didn't know what it was or what was happening or if he was going to be alright. It was the scariest thing I've ever had to go through. There was a couple of things through the pregnancy and the birth where I thought for a moment that I might lose him. Your poem just brought it all back to me. My heart goes out to you and your family. God bless.
Lil OnE
Member
since 1999-12-14
Posts 234
Pasco County. Fl.
11 posted 2000-01-08 05:08 PM


Hello*Goodbye...
Where's the navigator of your destiny?
Where is the dealer of this hand?
Who can explain life and it's uncertainty?
'Cause there is nothing here that I can understand.
You and I have barely met
and I just don't want to let go of you yet.
And so I hold your tiny hand in mine
for the hardest thing I've ever had to face.
Heaven calls for you before it calls for me
when you get there, save me a place.
A place where I can share your smile
and I can hold you for more than just awhile.
Eli, hello, goodbye. I'll see you on the other side.
Eli, sweet child of mine, I'll see you on the other side.
ChainedAngel... your pain is most definately felt... God bless you and watch over you. I'm sorry you had to experience this.


 I merely say what's in my heart
and you call it a style.
Don't put it in a cage, don't
mistreat it. You say you're
hungry for knowledge... Here it
is... EAT IT!! -DMX

~Lil OnE~


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