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Discovering lost memories

that I had locked away...

Again I saw your smile and

those reassuring eyes.

I remember your voice,

those words spoken so wise

for a boy so young as you.



  "Don't let your heart go

black like theirs; Don't

go blind...always SEE."



And then your face fades...



  "You can do better than me;

Don't let them win and

never let them stop you."



So strong you were then,

but I never understood what

you went through each day.



  "Don't lose hope."



And then one day you were gone.

Your life slipped away

with the color of you.

Harsh reality exploded before

my young eyes,

and I no longer had you there.

Your voice and face disappeared.



I locked you away so

deep within my heart,

a hidden memory...

But now your life plays

before me, and the pain

is a hundred times worse.

If only you hadn't let them win.



For you, I'll carry this burden

and spread it to the world

for them all to see the

      pain. grief. and tragedy...

of a lost life and a

shattered dream.



You will never be forgotten,

and your wisdom carries on...

through me, through them...

to him and to her.



  "Don't lose hope."



I will never forget you.