silver necklace

around my neck

a silver necklace

given far from

my brother that went reckless.

he said goodbye

and tied it around my neck

no kisses, no waves

but left me to wreck.

afternoon and a letter that said

a braid around his throat

made him float.

"a true hero was he," they say as i wrote

another suicide note. 

-from a whisper of my imagination