The day I saw Him

The day I saw Him
Lying in my mothers arms
Tiny curling fingers
Pink little toes

The day I saw Him
Walk his first step
Tumbling, falling
Moving like a drunken man

The day I saw Him
On his first day of school
All dressed up
With shiny new shoes

The day I saw Him
Ride his first two wheeler
Wobbling, shaking,
Swerving past me

Today I saw Him
My one and only brother
On his 13th birthday
Smiling, laughing
As he always will be

By Anh-Thu Truong