Sean Tomas Brennan was born on October 30, 1984. He attended Sagemont Presbyterian Mothers Day Out, Burnett Elementary, Stuchbery Elementary, Thompson Intermediate, Dobie High School, and the University of Houston.
My Soul
My Self
My images of Sean–
The last baby to leave my body.
Ever.
Blindfolded baby under the lights
Making me giggle as I worried.
Bipolar Baby – is that even possible?
Either screaming with real tears,
Or tumbling over with laughter.
Serious Sean.
Smiling Sean.
Sweet Sean.
Smart Sean.
Seeing Sean.
Bottle with a straw.
Mr. Rogers. Ties. Jackets.
Basketball. Computers. Games. Girls.
Creases between his brows
Born in his baby forehead.
His grandchildren will put their fingers insides those lines.
Sean follows his brothers
Yet is his own person
Practical. Longs to please.
Worried. Always worried.
Confident.
Or so it seems to those who don’t know his heart.
Intolerant.
Of enough things that it sometimes feels like
Too much trouble to just go through the motions of a day.
Successful. That’s his future.
He doesn’t see it now.
I know Sean as I know myself.
My Sean.
My Soul.
My Self.
May 2, 2003