Letitia Wright shared a moving spoken word eulogy she wrote for her 'brother' Chadwick Boseman

• Actor Letitia Wright shared a moving, six-minute, spoken-word eulogy for Chadwick Boseman on Instagram calling Boseman her "brother."
• Wright played Shuri, the onscreen younger sister of Boseman's T'Challa in Marvel's "Black Panther."
• Boseman died on August 28 after battling privately with colon cancer for four years.
• Wright said: "God told me that you were my brother and that I am to love you as such, and I always did, and I always will. But now, my heart is broken."

Letitia Wright shared a moving, spoken-word eulogy for Chadwick Boseman, who died on August 28 after privately battling with colon cancer for four years.

Wright alongside Boseman in the seminal superhero movie "Black Panther." Boseman played the Black Panther himself, T'Challa, while Wright played his onscreen younger sister, Shuri. Wright shared the six-minute video on Instagram on September 2.

Wright began the touching tribute by saying: "It is written, there is nothing new under the Sun. But the Sun stood still that morning, refusing to shine. Dark clouds surrounding, confusion setting in. Tears flowing, rivers so deep. I didn't know this is what I was waking up to, my brother, an angel on earth, departed.

"A soul so beautiful, when you walked into a room, there was calm. You always moved with grace and ease. Every time I saw you, the world would be a better place. Words can't describe how I feel, how we all feel, that losing you was forced upon us, to accept this as a new reality. I wish I got to say goodbye."

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Wright continued, saying that she didn't know Boseman was dealing with so much, as the actor had kept his cancer diagnosis a secret from colleagues and cast-mates.

"I messaged you a couple times, but I thought you were just busy. I didn't know you were dealing with so much. But against all the odds, you remained focused on fulfilling your purpose with the time handed to you."

Wright went on to talk about the first day she met Boseman: "God told me that you were my brother and that I am to love you as such, and I always did, and I always will. But now, my heart is broken."

Wright continued: "I thought we had more time, and many more years to come, for more laughter and for more moments of me picking on you on set. Leaning my head on your shoulders in the front room, as Ryan [Coogler] gave us notes."

The actress concluded the piece by saying: "All that's left now is for us to allow all the seeds that you have planted on the earth to grow, to blossom, to become even more beautiful. You're forever in my heart."

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Wright starred in three films with Boseman: "Black Panther," "Avengers: Infinity War," and "Avengers: Endgame." Boseman also starred in "Captain America: Civil War" as T'Challa.

Wright is the latest "Black Panther" star to share their tribute to Boseman. Danai Gurira, who plays Okoye, wrote a lengthy post on Instagram to honor Boseman, writing: "I am so thankful to have taken the Black Panther journey with him. To have known him, spent time in his light and leadership and to call him forever a friend."

How do you honor a king? Reeling from the loss of my colleague, my friend, my brother. Struggling for words. Nothing feels adequate. I always marveled at how special Chadwick was. Such a pure hearted, profoundly generous, regal, fun guy. My entire job as Okoye was to respect and protect a king. Honor his leadership. Chadwick made that job profoundly easy. He was the epitome of kindness, elegance, diligence and grace. On many an occasion I would think how thankful I was that he was the leading man I was working closely with. A true class act. And so perfectly equipped to take on the responsibility of leading the franchise that changed everything for Black representation. He made everyone feel loved, heard and seen. He played great, iconic roles because he possessed inside of himself that connection to greatness to be able to so richly bring them to life. He had a heroic spirit, and marched to the beat of his own drum; hence his excellence as an artist and the incredible courage and determination as he faced life’s challenges; while still guiding us all. He was zen and sweet and funny (with the very best laugh), attentive, and truly, truly, good. I can’t even wrap my mind around this loss. A loss resonating in my own heart as well as around the globe. The children he inspired, my heart aches for them, to lose their hero just as they finally found him. I am so thankful to have taken the Black Panther journey with him. To have known him, spent time in his light and leadership and to call him forever a friend. Lala Ngoxolo Kumkani.

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Killmonger actor Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler also paid to tribute to Boseman in their own touching posts, while several of Boseman's Marvel costars have also paid their respects.

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