OBITUARY
On this day, I remember
BJ, my big brother
In one photo of us as children, I’m captured looking at him instead of the camera, mesmerized by
The confidence in his smile, how light reflected his soul, he was the center of my world
Uniquely his own energy force of charisma, I remember his laugh cackling loudly without apology
And as we grew older, apart, he preferred Brian; the BJ I idolized as a child became obsessed chasing
Riches and success, seeking connection deeper than our human experience
Yet, it wasn’t while he was alive that he found it and now he’s gone, gone, gone
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OBITUARY pays tribute to Brian Statler, Jr. who was shot and killed by the Inglewood Police Department on March 27, 2019.
(Author photo by Malakhi Simmons)
