It Happened Anyway; by Mattie Stepanek

When Jamie died
And I didn't even understand
The eternity of my sadness
I wished I could have prevented it
But then, I remember
It happened anyway.

When I rest in my bed
And dream about how I could have
Lived and played with my brother
I wish I could have stopped his death
But then I remember
It happened anyway.

When I look at pictures
And imagine what he would be like
Now a dozen years old
I wish I could have saved him from agelessness
But then I remember
It happened anyway.

When I hug our mommy
And we think of why and how, and
When he was with us and left us
We wish we could have prevented it
And stopped his death and saved him from
Never needing breath for birthday candles'

But then we remember
Though we don't understand
It happened anyway.