I will never forget the sound359Please respect copyright.PENANAzsQFuQu49H
Of my baby brother’s cry—359Please respect copyright.PENANA7BwTwgVbIu
A fragile wail, a trembling plea,359Please respect copyright.PENANACmTtwtdYI4
That stirred the quiet night.
I would sit beside his tiny cot,359Please respect copyright.PENANApsSNMBvWfD
My heart too young to understand,359Please respect copyright.PENANAo6uIl117Fe
Yet drawn to soothe his aching tears359Please respect copyright.PENANAiK93pYgAd2
With a gentle touch, a guiding hand.
Soft cheeks beneath my fingertips,359Please respect copyright.PENANAZS7XV7hOtD
A kiss upon his lips so small—359Please respect copyright.PENANAKmIBmLtrzY
And in that moment, silence fell,359Please respect copyright.PENANAEQQp6bDtqb
As he watched me, trusting, whole.
I have loved him for as long359Please respect copyright.PENANAabiQbvRA1L
As memory allows me to recall.359Please respect copyright.PENANAyO5anAqFmB
And when he looks at me that way,359Please respect copyright.PENANApQZLJaQeqv
I smile—for I have loved him most of all.
P.S. For my younger brother, Alex.359Please respect copyright.PENANAjc662xgOkp