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Recovery. Reinvention. Proof.
The soul behind the sound.
CHAPTER 07
Save Me
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R.I.P. R.B. β 2/28/95 β 5/13/21
His first rehab roommate. Two weeks together. Released early. Relapsed. Overdosed. This poem became the most important song BGE ever made.
Only knew you for two weeks, but I think about you daily
It is crazy
I hate you had to die just to save me
I am angry!
So full of promise I am like how can it be?
Conversations were honest, it is like we became family
You were like a little brother just reaching out for help
Instant connection because within you I would see much of myself
Our βGroup 30β was intense
Every night there was suspense
Sharing vulnerabilities
I can still feel the energy
Somebody please make sense!
The sorrow I feel inside
Kills my vibe
My heart still cries
Wishing you were still alive!
Only knew each other for two weeks, but I think about you daily
It sucks that you had to die just to save me
What could I have done?
What could I have said?
I know your demons are the culprits
Yet I blame myself instead
Dwelling on the past I know helped to seal your fate
I always told you in your mind do not let it rent real estate
We made so many plans
That vanished just as fast as they were made
You looked so happy last time I saw you
Thought you could fight and be brave
Went to give you dap
You wanted a hug and said you love me
I said I love you too
Little Brother I do not know what to do
Thought your father wrote you off
I told you see it from his angle
All you wanted was to be great
And get back in the life of MY Little Angel
Addict life is a daily battle
So fragile and you were squirrelly
Damn it hurts me!
Wish I could have just got released 2 weeks early
The issue is that I miss you
I will always value our friendship
You just made the wrong move
Wish you did what you said you intended
I am dealing with my grief
In this piece I have lamented
Till the time I am deceased
Your legacy with me has been cemented
Only knew you for 2 weeks but I think about you daily
The last tears I cried were for you
I hate it feels that you had to die,
Just to save me
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