What Happened?
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He had it all
It was all laid out before him
He had what many called a perfect life
What happened?
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He had fought in a war
And had come back alive
To meet his true love
What happened?
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Together to college they went
Together married they were
Together a family they had
What happened?
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Very well off they were always said to be
With each other and their family
They seemed to be so happy
What happened?
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It was too good to last some now think
One bad decision to ruin what they had
Their relationship and family destroyed
What happened?
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He up and left to pursue a new life
Leaving behind his six boys and his wife
All to fend for themselves and deal with his decision
What happened?
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Some say it started in the war
Others don't know
But all try not to think about his decision
What happened?
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This change of life
This change for the worse
Affected all loved ones forever
What happened?
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It is now years later
The worst still to come
For he has been diagnosed
It has happened.
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He has now given up
He finds no motive to live
His death will be slow
It has happened.
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His sons have come back
For the first time in years
To stick by their father no matter
What happened?
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They all fight with feelings
They have harbored for years
Now set behind them for
What happened?
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The brothers have honored
His last dying wish
To die in his home after
What happened?
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Their lives all put on hold
For his last few days
As his life slowly drains because of
What happened?
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His family now gathers
For the first time in years
To mourn his sad death because of
What happened?
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Everyone now fights
With the situation now passed
As they all were affected by
What happened?
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We've all heard this story
With minor things changed
We all know what happened
He died of AIDS.
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a poem by Brooke Scarbeary
written in memoriam to her grandfather, Donald Leon Scarbeary