JULIUS

Interlude]

Yeah…

Some souls don’t get enough time on Earth…

But maybe they weren’t sent here to stay.

Maybe they were sent here

to change the ones who loved them.

Julius…

This one’s for you.

I never had a dream like Martin Luther,

But I dreamed of seeing my little brother shine.

I never thought I’d know the pain of losing a child,

Till Mother Earth took a piece of mine.

They said, “That’s life,” but I’m not taking advice,

How you tell a broken heart that losing him’s right?

I saw heaven through the tears in my eyes,

Goosebumps on my arms, felt something divine.

Kingdom in sight, I could feel God near,

Gold on the floor, diamonds everywhere.

Mama in the kitchen saying, “Keep on shining,”

So without a voice box, I’m still gonna keep rhyming.

Family and friends, everybody came,

Hallelujah, amen, while we cried your name.

You didn’t leave us, you just went ahead,

And I’ll see you again when this life has ended.

Julius, I know you’re somewhere shining,

Beyond these clouds where the angels sing.

Death couldn’t take the love you left us,

It only gave your memory wings.

I’ll spread my wings when I finally meet you,

No more tears, no more pain to endure.

Until that day, I’ll keep your name alive—

Julius, your spirit lives forevermore.

I see you with the stars like rings upon your hands,

Angels in the background singing while you stand.

David fought giants with a stone and a sling,

You taught me even little lives can mean everything.

One day we’ll sit at a table in the sky,

Fresh fruit, red wine, watching eternity fly.

No clocks, no sorrow, no goodbyes to fear,

Just family together like we never disappeared.

I’ll meet the prophets, the warriors, the kings,

Walk through Heaven’s gates with you beside me.

Maybe we won’t speak English, maybe Hebrew instead,

But somehow I’ll know every word that you said.

I lost a thousand tears the day I had to greet you,

But even through death, they could never defeat you.

So I’ll scream your name till my insides hurt,

Ashes to ashes, dirt to dirt.

You saw death too early, before life had begun,

But your story ain’t over just because you had to run.

I’ll carry your light every place that I go,

And turn all this pain into something that grows.

Julius, I know you’re somewhere shining,

Beyond these clouds where the angels sing.

Death couldn’t take the love you left us,

It only gave your memory wings.

I’ll spread my wings when I finally meet you,

No more tears, no more pain to endure.

Until that day, I’ll keep your name alive—

Julius, your spirit lives forevermore.

They say time heals everything…

I don’t know about that.

But I know love survives everything.

Julius… until we meet again.