For The Boy

It's that time of the year again. Happy birthday lil bro!

From a bubbly young boy 

to a rebellious teenager 

and now

a distanced young man

I wish he could always be that young boy

where every emotions unmask, unpretentious

as clear as undisturbed water

But for the young man he is now

I pray that he will be wiser

Facing 'real' world with open eyes

or risk drowning in the illusions

Be true, be humble and always be grateful

for that grounded you as a person

and a measure of your worth; 

as a man.

Notes: 

This little brother of mine loves chocolate cake a little too much. So I baked another one specially for him today. Using Hershey's chocolate cake recipe and filled with mocha buttercream, the cake truly suited his sweet tooth!