Loss and Love

my brother is dead
so is
a father
a son
a friend

something is
missing
not just on
the outside

not just
a chair
that will be
empty
when the family
gathers

not just a
hug
that cannot be
given
to tell him again
i love you

there is
something missing
inside

i am no longer
complete

something has
reached inside me
and ripped
michael
from me

it has created an
emptiness
that no x-ray
will show
but an
emptiness
that is just
as real

what am i
to do

there is
only one thing
that will
fill that
void

there is
only one thing
that will
heal that
scar

that thing is
love

the love
that i had
from michael
the love
that i have
from my family
the love
that i have
from my friends

that which
ripped michael
from me
did not take
all of him

there is still
part of michael
inside me
inside my
heart

and that part
of michael
i will use
to start
my healing
that part left
inside me
that is his
love

there are those
that say
all you need is
love
and a little
help
from your friends

i believe this
from the
bottom
of my heart

i believe this
from the
bottom
of my soul

today
i need
your love
today
i need
your help

and today
you have
my love
and today
you have
what ever help
i can give

my brother is dead
but he lives on
inside me

my brother is dead
but he lives on
inside us all

i love you
michael

i love you
all