I will never forget the sound365Please respect copyright.PENANAq6tMpeHNB9
Of my baby brother’s cry—365Please respect copyright.PENANA0JcTCiZXwz
A fragile wail, a trembling plea,365Please respect copyright.PENANA9vL0OYOx9C
That stirred the quiet night.
I would sit beside his tiny cot,365Please respect copyright.PENANA3Djz257fC4
My heart too young to understand,365Please respect copyright.PENANAfVlnxr00kZ
Yet drawn to soothe his aching tears365Please respect copyright.PENANA8xvg4zfRRA
With a gentle touch, a guiding hand.
Soft cheeks beneath my fingertips,365Please respect copyright.PENANAlaq3Y8yZhP
A kiss upon his lips so small—365Please respect copyright.PENANATIRLWGYGGa
And in that moment, silence fell,365Please respect copyright.PENANAaU4Z53xVYU
As he watched me, trusting, whole.
I have loved him for as long365Please respect copyright.PENANArRSeCZi9YO
As memory allows me to recall.365Please respect copyright.PENANAPVjEBaQ7S7
And when he looks at me that way,365Please respect copyright.PENANAMPQ4sbdaOr
I smile—for I have loved him most of all.
P.S. For my younger brother, Alex.365Please respect copyright.PENANAK3C2edQTs7