Remember the time
You thought you couldn’t?
Remember the time
You did?
Hard work pays off
Believing in yourself
Helps alot too
Remember the time
You thought you couldn’t?
Remember the time
You did?
Hard work pays off
Believing in yourself
Helps alot too
Day 14 – Describe your earliest memory
Well, my earliest memory would be when I was about 3. Living in St. Maarten. I was sitting on the floor watching a movie on the TV.
The other memory that comes to mind is me brushing my teeth. My father came into the bathroom without a towel. I got an eyeful.
What’s your earliest memory?
The recollection of events
Often leaves out facts
Or distorts the truth
About what took place
At that time
Swish, swish, swish
My feet hit the soft green grass
Taking strides toward the dirt
I spin my hand and lift it over my head
I release the ball in mid-air
Aimed at the three sticks planted in the ground
It bounces once
Then it heads to the kid with bat in hand
Swoosh
He takes a confident swing with a smile on his face
One that quickly fades away
The bat is extended outward
Crack
The ball hits the makeshift wicket
Pieces of wood fly into the air
Right before hitting the ground
Everyone cheers loudly
They didn’t expect the city kid
To be good at their game
Little did they know
The sport coursed through my veins
Two past generations of athletes
Left me with muscle memory
You just passed me by without even a look
Don’t remember me…do you?
I guess I can forgive you for the lapse
A good enough amount of time has passed
It all started with a note passed between two
You asked me how old I was
I replied that I was eighteen
You said that you were twenty-two
After I asked you the same
Next came…
The exchanging of the names
I had just gotten into this institution
While you were on your way out
Unlucky of us to become friend at that time
It would take a while to find out
You were more than a way home
More than all the meals we shared
I could sense something when around you
Like how much you really cared
Age was just a number to us
Because we were both kids at heart
Always in laughs and smiles from the start
Whispering back and forth in class
Playing table tennis right after
Then you would take me home
And we would wait to see each other…
The next day
If only things could have stayed
This way…
Life is so predictable at times
That the upcoming train wreck
Is hard to detect
Though we feel it drawing near
This institution was what kept us close
But as soon as you were free
There was no more use for me
So you left me alone for good
Texts went unanswered…
Calls went straight to the machine…
Never knew you to be this mean
What else could I do…but just let you go
Now years have gone by
Since the last time we talked
And that’s the way things must be
The two of us
Turned from friends
To simple
Memories…
When I look back
To the time before you left
I remember being near you
Always fighting what I felt
And every time you smiled at me
I would feel my heart start to melt
Looking into your eyes
Was how I wished to always spend my time
I remember when I would hold you
I was falling in love
I just never told you…