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by timeisnow

by timeisnow

her funeral was today

and your brother showed up.

i was shocked,

mostly because you two were

never close,

just like my sister and i

had once been.

but as the night dragged on,

i was grateful.

because he walked with me along the shore

and listened to all my thoughts

and dreams

and fears.

he was kind and gentle

and i was struck by the fact that

he didn't remind me of you.

he wasn't another painful

reminder that you were gone.

his eyes were darker than yours

and his smile was almost foreign.

his laugh was louder

and his voice was rougher.

he got sea sick

and he hated almost everything you loved.

he was a break

from you.

he was my chance to take a breath

and actually believe it when i told myself

i would be okay.

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