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Staying Strong

Through thick black smoke

I caught a glimpse

Of mom and dad's last moments

Their screams of pain

Pierced the still night air

Like I knife would cut through butter

Their bodies withered in pain

Like they were being attacked

By 1000 knives

I tried to help them

I really did

But someone pulled me back

They dragged me through my burning home

Like I were nothing at all

I tried to fight them

I kicked and screamed

Trying to escape

The clutches of my capture

I was dumped onto my wet green lawn

I slumped and began to weep

I was deemed healthy and well

But I felt more dead than alive

For my protectors

My parents

Have passed to the other side

Leaving me behind to cry

I felt like I was dead

Or dying at the least

How could I go on?

Now that I was all alone

Where would I go next?

How could I possibly manage

Without my parents wisdom and advice

I knew in my heart I must stay strong

That is easier said than done

It was like a chunk

Of my heart was torn out

Like I would never be whole again

I felt raw sorrow and grief attacking me

Again and again and again

The hole in my heart

Seemed to grow every second

I knew I wouldn't last long

For my heart

My soul

My very essence

Had left me

My body was like an empty shell

I tried to think

To gain composure

I tried to remember

The happy times that I once had

At that I thought I felt my soul

Becoming whole again

My life became meaningful

My body filled again

I knew my parents

Would be sad to see me die with them

I knew that they

Would want me to stay strong

To move on with life

Never to forget

And always remember

But never to be swallowed by grief

I knew that this was right

for I must stay alive

I knew I had my brother

I was not totally alone

I must move on

And forget my own pain

I knew that I was needed

Not wanted

But needed

Buy my younger brother Dan

I knew I must protect him

When no one else would

I would have to stay strong for Dan