I remember sitting on the dog house roof as if it were a horse,
I remember flying kites out of the back of a silver pick-up truck,
I remember chewing on the foam bathtub letters when I was little,
I remember accidentally catching my first fish with my dad,
It was a catfish,
I remember running around my church in my pea green bridesmaids dress,
And poofing it up by standing over the floor air vents,
I remember giving a speech about Venus Williams during Black History Month in 5th grade,
We were outside on the nature trails,
I remember the first funeral I went to,
A lady with long fingernails was stroking the suit of the dead guy,
I remember laughing so hard I almost spit out my cheerios at 7th grade lunch,
I remember awkwardly trying to talk to a girl who I didn’t know was mute,
I remember the heart pounding exhilaration of performing
In the finals of Shakespeare Recitation,
I remember dancing like an idiot with my friends at the 8th grade dance,
I remember my first slow dance,
There was a tiny string on the back of his jacket and I couldn’t stop fiddling with it,
I remember the freaky dream I had last night where I was holding an umbrella for some Spanish teachers in the pouring down rain,
I remember back in the day,
When the only worries I had involved locating missing Barbie shoes.