I miss you, Leon

I was just missing my brother, Leon ... I wrote him a poem:

 Remember You Still

                               written by Jana Jeppson 1/10/2012

It's been so long

almost thirty years have gone

yet, sometimes it's just

like yesterday

I remember you, still

I remember laughing with you

so hard until our stomachs hurt

but I don't remember why.

I remember when you

helped me over a puddle,

Like a knight in shining armor

so my feet would not get wet.

I remember how you played

the bum boogie on the piano

and how you sang,

off tune and monotone ...

about everything!

Even to the point of annoyance!

I remember your laugh,

your sense of humor,

your smile

and your dreams ...

I can still hear the echo

from the silence

on the day that you passed.

Sixteen is way too young

for a boy to die.

And though time passes

   you are alive within my heart,

because, I remember you still ...