Taken from me and returned to our mother Hera. <br />You were my brothers by blood and at heart. <br />And now you lay separate, <br />Only one is allowed to return to the heavens, <br />And the other forced to remain here. <br />Forced to be scowled at and hated. <br />For you met in battle in which you ended both your lives. <br />You both fought for what you believed was right. <br />Some believe it to have been a pointless battle, <br />But I know better. <br />You both had a purpose in it. <br />And because that purpose I believe you lived your lives just right. <br />You fulfilled your destiny. <br />And now you are to be put to bed for the last time. <br />I wished to give you both coins for your journey back home. <br />And now that you are gone you should both be laid at rest. <br />But I am forced to honor only one of you. <br />I am forced to only send one of you home. <br />The one who is said to die with honor. <br />The one who is granted a way into the heavens. <br />And the other is to lie and rot because of his so called treason. <br />But I shall not stand by. <br />I shall not let some law stop what is right. <br />I shall return both of you to Hera. <br />You shall both cross the river with Charon. <br />For you are both of my blood and both deserve to live forever. <br />And with this I give my promise to reunite you both.<br /><br />Kelsea Osterman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/brothers-till-the-end/
