In Memory of Piper Rose and Sean

not an everyday brother
he is a person i spent more time peering at through picture frames
a ghost of a brother
unaging brother


ache for the regret

i sleep through one of the pictures we are together. any proof that we have been in the same room at the same time

but i remember the hug

the hug we hugged because we knew we wanted to even though we knew didnt know eachother. even though the hug was filled with awkward silence. i remember the hug and how you were not tired. how if you were tired you were still ready to go out and play.

oh life. oh brother.

i wish you were more than a photograph brother.
i wish you were more than a lesson brother

but i will jump into 55 degree oceans for you
i will snow board for you
i will take people by the hand and hug them and love them for you
because i can do none of these things with you

i will try to live my life without fear. without regret.

much love Piper Sean and Ro 12-29-2001