"A Little Brother Follows Me," Anonymous

The following anonymously written poem may have been adapted from one in which the main character is not a brother but a father. Either way, it's a beautiful reminder of how important we are to those who look up to us.

From here:

"A Little Brother Follows Me," Anonymous

A careful boy I want to be;
a little brother follows me.
I do not dare to go astray
for fear he'll go the self-same way

I cannot once escape his eyes;
what e'er he see me do, he tries.
Like me he says he's going to be-
that little brother following me.

He thinks that I am good and fine;
believes in every word of mine.
The bad in me he must not see-
that little brother following me.

I must remember as I go
through summer's sun and winter's snow
I'm building for the years to be
that little brother following me.