Just Us Two

It was just us two
On that hot summer day,
Our necks and shoulders pink
From bearing the weight of the sun.
The cold flecks of water
Tapping against our skin,
As we gleefully run through the spray
Gushing from the sprinklers
That dotted the back yard.

Your hair, pointed and dripping
Pregnant beads of water
Down your sun-kissed cheeks.
I remember the magic in your eyes,
My brother
And your popsicle-sticky grin,
When you told me we could fly
With enough belief in our hearts.

When standing on a fence post,
Outstretched arms and my face to the sky
I closed my eyes,
Leaned into the wind
And jumped heavenward.

And soar through those summers, we did.
On dreams and daylight,
And candied breezes.
Each day unlike the last,
Jubilant and adventuresome.
You were always enough for me to believe in.