brother sitting for the camera
in one of those Christmas card 

poses. He must be about six so
you'd be five, dressed in smiles 

that I know neither of you wore
too often.  You look strangely like 

him, which I know is impossible, but
might just be the resemblance of two 

you never asked for it back and I
never had the courage to send it 

back, even after you made it a point 
to tell me it was the only one you 

had and we took care to wrap it 
in plastic paper for safekeeping

©L.B. Fine