I remember my first kiss
I remember my first journal
I remember the tick tock silence
(I remember) of my grandma’s house
I remember when I dreamed
(I remember) only in the future tense
I remember the way we felt
(I remember) all the emotions at the same time
I remember when blue was my favorite color
I remember before you came and changed my life
I remember everything and nothing of my childhood
I remember his heat and
(I remember) his laugh but
(I remember) it only happened some times
I remember for only a second
(I remember) I doubted it
I remember being alone in the bathroom with a scissor in my hand
I remember crying, loving, longing, hating
I remember every glance in the mirror made me gag
I remember you giving me hope
I remember you bringing me home.
Teresa Mason, USA