I will never forget the sound392Please respect copyright.PENANA27TdLLeajh
Of my baby brother’s cry—392Please respect copyright.PENANA3YeJqtvgkP
A fragile wail, a trembling plea,392Please respect copyright.PENANAuJRFPad65p
That stirred the quiet night.
I would sit beside his tiny cot,392Please respect copyright.PENANA9RgMcvSE0e
My heart too young to understand,392Please respect copyright.PENANAEDUDVCKMph
Yet drawn to soothe his aching tears392Please respect copyright.PENANAmiNiNQAo9a
With a gentle touch, a guiding hand.
Soft cheeks beneath my fingertips,392Please respect copyright.PENANARN7MiixIOq
A kiss upon his lips so small—392Please respect copyright.PENANAQQLC7uvnDr
And in that moment, silence fell,392Please respect copyright.PENANAsRjlGJWVr8
As he watched me, trusting, whole.
I have loved him for as long392Please respect copyright.PENANAuofxQQKBe1
As memory allows me to recall.392Please respect copyright.PENANATsIiQgIXuF
And when he looks at me that way,392Please respect copyright.PENANAJAmzNtouLV
I smile—for I have loved him most of all.
P.S. For my younger brother, Alex.392Please respect copyright.PENANAUK7pvDbgKX