To The Brother I Never Knew

Yesterday was my little brother’s birthday.  The little brother I never knew.  I intended to post this yesterday and tried several times.  But blogger was having technical difficulties and couldn’t be accessed.  So I will post this today.

To The Brother I Never Knew

You’re only a shadow within my mind,
I never saw your face.
You ever so fleetingly touched my life,
Then left an empty space.

I was only three; my memories are few,
Just pieces here and there.
But that tiny casket I’ll always see;
Lowered with tender care.

I remember the joy of baby things;
The fun and excitement too;
And though I was small, in my child’s heart
I loved the thought of you.

I wonder if your eyes were blue or green
Or maybe even brown?
Would your hair be light or dark?
Your laughter soft or loud?

I wonder – what would you have become,
If here you could have stayed?
Where would your dreams have led your life?
What friends would you have made?

Though you are just a whisper of thought;
A shadow within my mind;
And though it’s been almost eighteen years,
I still think of you at times.

And sometimes I feel like I almost miss you
Although we never met,
And sometimes when I think of you