Ten years ago today, you left us too soon, Steven Thomas Harvell. And so, little brother, I’ve written you another poem. I hope you can hear me. I can still hear you. Your imprint is indelible.
A Decade without You, A Lifetime to Go (Imprinted)
a decade without you i’ve still got my imprint that Steve-mark faded like an aging tattoo but still so legible even after a decade without you where did you go? what did you not know? why did you go? what do you now know? a decade without you i still have so many jokes only you would laugh at memories only you shared songs i can't sing sentences i can’t finish jagged poems that write themselves because of you little brother where did you go? what did you not know? why did you go? what do you now know? a decade without you i still hear you little brother our secret kid language still on my mind your voice an echo of our halcyon times i still love you little brother imperfect idealistic hilarious generous impractical selfish creative curious and uniquely you i still feel you little brother that pain you never bared those scars you never shared now part of the indelible imprint that you left when you left us a decade without you (that Steve-mark really isn’t faded at all) a decade without you where did you go? what did you not know? why did you go? what do you now know? what i hope you now know somehow what i hope you now know little brother is that i loved you i still love you i still hear you i still feel you ------- a decade without you a lifetime to go ------- imprinted ------- (that Steve-mark really isn’t faded at all) ------- a decade without you a lifetime to go ------- imprinted ------- (that Steve-mark really isn’t faded at all)
Dear Readers, if you or anyone you know is hurting, please don’t be silent. In the US, you can call 988. International suicide hotlines can be found here.
You have more of an imprint than you know.
© 2023, Glover Gardens
What a beautiful, heartfelt poem. It really touched me. You do him proud.
Thank you so much, Anabel, that really means a lot to me.