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Laura lost her only brother to suicide. On her journey of healing, she wrote this beautiful, moving, and intimate poem.

To The Brother I Lost To Suicide (A Poem)

Losing a brother to suicide is complicated and painful. Reading and writing poems about losing a brother to suicide can help you process the pain.
In this poem, Laura, who lost her only brother to suicide, takes us on her journey of healing. She wrote this beautiful, moving, and intimate poem, and we’re pleased to share it with you today.

Today I rise. I rise. I stand walking naked unaided across beds, Beds of fire. Feet now hardened, prepared To lunge, to fly, to leap.

Today, I Rise (A Poem)

Today I rise. I rise.
I stand walking naked unaided across beds,
Beds of fire.
Feet now hardened, prepared
To lunge, to fly, to leap.