I will never forget the sound362Please respect copyright.PENANA58SDYQH4h3
Of my baby brother’s cry—362Please respect copyright.PENANAFW9K9UgBHq
A fragile wail, a trembling plea,362Please respect copyright.PENANAzmWBJmiCLG
That stirred the quiet night.
I would sit beside his tiny cot,362Please respect copyright.PENANAtuqBowwDVl
My heart too young to understand,362Please respect copyright.PENANAtaHXUoMCUx
Yet drawn to soothe his aching tears362Please respect copyright.PENANAQspc8qIAzM
With a gentle touch, a guiding hand.
Soft cheeks beneath my fingertips,362Please respect copyright.PENANAE7Est4Hxjc
A kiss upon his lips so small—362Please respect copyright.PENANAXrC9tHo3pt
And in that moment, silence fell,362Please respect copyright.PENANA4i94jqLlfc
As he watched me, trusting, whole.
I have loved him for as long362Please respect copyright.PENANADBjUSxIrQu
As memory allows me to recall.362Please respect copyright.PENANAFIoGkGU49h
And when he looks at me that way,362Please respect copyright.PENANAWMP0ms4wiP
I smile—for I have loved him most of all.
P.S. For my younger brother, Alex.362Please respect copyright.PENANAbtguOnMpg0