I will never forget the sound402Please respect copyright.PENANA3NIVSByA0b
Of my baby brother’s cry—402Please respect copyright.PENANANi6WJSsz7P
A fragile wail, a trembling plea,402Please respect copyright.PENANA7xrzsKttqP
That stirred the quiet night.
I would sit beside his tiny cot,402Please respect copyright.PENANAeHiQRMfFCO
My heart too young to understand,402Please respect copyright.PENANAHFxKU3uHYN
Yet drawn to soothe his aching tears402Please respect copyright.PENANAecx7VhR1Wp
With a gentle touch, a guiding hand.
Soft cheeks beneath my fingertips,402Please respect copyright.PENANAMMnlhgNgYl
A kiss upon his lips so small—402Please respect copyright.PENANAfoagF3Ormn
And in that moment, silence fell,402Please respect copyright.PENANA8Hd5UPkrwD
As he watched me, trusting, whole.
I have loved him for as long402Please respect copyright.PENANAxbnytlAq6v
As memory allows me to recall.402Please respect copyright.PENANAoVaOPIVihy
And when he looks at me that way,402Please respect copyright.PENANAeMiUxZFS1I
I smile—for I have loved him most of all.
P.S. For my younger brother, Alex.402Please respect copyright.PENANApfR4ocExZy