I promised
That I would be back,
I held you in my arms
And whispered so softly
Ran my hand through your hair
And murmured promises
I promised
With my soul
And my heart
That I would come back.
No matter what
“Nothing will stop me.”
I had whispered
But mum and dad knew
They looked so sad
Tears in their eyes
And you
Oh hon.
You looked so hopeful
Waiting for your older sibling
But the adults knew the truth
They mourned and cried
For the war had come
And your older sibling had to go
But I had held your hand
And told you I’d be back
And I don’t like breaking promises
Not to you
Not to those big eyes
And small hands
Not with how you cried that night
I soothed your fear
And worry
But I would break your heart
Because death isn’t picky
Death came for the good
And the bad
And death wouldn’t show exceptions
So you waited
Years
And years.
Till you finally understood
That I wouldn’t be back
I’m sorry,
I know apologies won’t mean much
Not unless I came back.
I cried though
The last day I breathed
I was held
And I cried
And I whispered regrets and apologies
Because I broke your promise
So little sibling
I’m sorry
But I’ll be here, even in death
You will always be in my heart
And I in yours
I have spilled my blood
So you may grow old.
And I won’t be able to see you grow old
But I’ll greet you in death
And I’ll be there for your wedding
Or not. If you choose to live in a mansion with pets
I’ll be there.
Wherever you go
In the wind
And in your heart
You carry me with you
I may have said goodbye
But, goodbye isn’t forever
Not in life and death
So remember me, little sibling
Please don’t cry
Celebrate the times we spent
For I’ll always be in your heart.