Dedicated to: Marisel Zayas
I hope you went home Brother
And left nothing undone
All quarrels and sorrows behind you
Gladness only those things sought.
I hope you went home Brother
And met with Mom and your Dad
Hey and even mine.
And Nano and Lillian
and Victor please find.
I hope you went home Brother
And bathe in salvation’s light
And slowly remember how it felt
To breathe without bind.
I hope you went home Brother
And are patiently waiting for us, the rest
Your wait shall be peaceful
Not like the battle you met.
But do know big Brother
That a lesson you taught
Because in enduring such pain
a soldier was forged.
So don’t dilly daddle
In awe of the clouds
And enter sweet heaven
And receive your crown.
Edwin Zayas Rivera
04/05/1955 - 12/11/2020. RIP