Fall Away

Raw emotion and a lot of mixed feelings! Backstory: My brother Tim, was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) in August 2013 and his health deteriorates daily. Still in shock.

Fall Away

 

Is it something I did, or maybe something I said?

Or is it just me, inside my own head

Should I have tried something different to change feelings inside?

Those thoughts that tell me I should have died

 

Not knowing what’s next or what to believe

The thoughts inside are those I retrieve

And act on them as though they have weight

The path on which I deviate

 

If only it was a little more clear

Which path to choose, which way to steer

Knowing would help it all be okay

If I am to perish, or just fall away

 

There must be more to life than just getting by

Trapped in disease and waiting to die

Did all you could to pass the damn time…

And look at you now; it’s your turn to fly

 

 

 

Daniel Scanlon

© 2013/12.27

 

Author's Note

This is derived of a hyper sensitive, most life changing road trip with my brothers and how profound it was! Just a lot of deep, heartfelt emotion when I wrote this!! I love you Tim, AND Terry...I miss you guys!!