1 | "ever after," an elegy for my brother

my youngest brother mitch died suddenly a little over a month ago (april, 2023), i wanted to share with you the poem that i wrote for his eulogy (elegy) and some of my favorite pictures from his life. "ever after" (poem) by missy gordon ever after, evermore only after, not before gripping tightly, to my core only after, never toward words i wish i’d said: i wish the timelines met the secret keeper said, “live a life with no regrets you never could have known the future isn’t shown the past is in the past the now is all we have” ever after, every more only after, not before heavenward and heaven sent i hope you know how much you meant i’ll see you always, in my dreams life’s not as daunting as it seems observing hope through angels’ wings eternal spring, my soul still sings ever after, evermore only after, not before we realize the change we make not a day early, not a day late your spirit lives on so does the answer forevermore, my heart remembers ever after, evermore forever remembered forever adored