I will never forget the sound461Please respect copyright.PENANAcxLelck51a
Of my baby brother’s cry—461Please respect copyright.PENANAWhvlwFGHd8
A fragile wail, a trembling plea,461Please respect copyright.PENANAK2z2z5ftNT
That stirred the quiet night.
I would sit beside his tiny cot,461Please respect copyright.PENANAqaqXfM3ctm
My heart too young to understand,461Please respect copyright.PENANA5iiHRRBsCs
Yet drawn to soothe his aching tears461Please respect copyright.PENANArxEa77kI8O
With a gentle touch, a guiding hand.
Soft cheeks beneath my fingertips,461Please respect copyright.PENANAowl6HHmOy3
A kiss upon his lips so small—461Please respect copyright.PENANAKx9p3thZCR
And in that moment, silence fell,461Please respect copyright.PENANAYCFnqVBT4S
As he watched me, trusting, whole.
I have loved him for as long461Please respect copyright.PENANAytWvS5YGe4
As memory allows me to recall.461Please respect copyright.PENANAlRqJzFPShq
And when he looks at me that way,461Please respect copyright.PENANATfkvJ5Bgb7
I smile—for I have loved him most of all.
P.S. For my younger brother, Alex.461Please respect copyright.PENANAwGfyfU6COV