I'm a Big Brother
Denise Phillips
May 2003


I’m a big brother
Oh, can’t you see?
My baby brother
Looked a lot like me.
He had ten little fingers
And ten little toes,
And even a cute little button nose.
The hairs on his head were the same color as mine,
He lay there sleeping peacefully as if everything was fine.

My little brother wasn’t able to stay,
An angel took him to heaven straight away.
My mom and my dad cried an awful lot,
And friends and family gathered at the spot,
Where my baby brother was buried that day.
He was born late in April,
But buried in May.

He was truly wanted
It was quite a shock.
I wanted my baby brother
A whole heck of a lot.
My friends just don’t get it
They don’t understand
The pain in my heart
When I held him in my hands.

My little brother Trenton was already gone.
I wouldn’t get to play catch on the lawn.
or do the other things that big brothers do.
I’m terribly sad about all of this too.

But please don’t tell me I’m not a big brother.
I have a little brother that’s not like any other.
He’s in heaven with Jesus and I hope that he’ll say.
I’m a big brother too one day.
But try to remember as you see me each day,
My baby brother is simply far away.


Comments: Written for Nathan By Denise Phillips in May 2003, Co-founder of the Angel Teddy Bear Foundation www.angelteddybears.org.
I wrote this poem for my then 5 year old son. He was devastated that his baby brother was gone. I wrote this poem because its how I thought he felt at the time.


You may reach Denise at denise@angelteddybears.org for comments.


© May 2003 by Denise Phillips. The author of this work has given full permission for its distribution, electronic or otherwise, as long as the entire work is presented in full, the author information from the bottom of the work is retained, and this copyright and permission is retained.


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