I REMEMBER

I remember the wooden swing set out back,

and watching it rust and rot over many years untouched.

That swing set brought summertime to life when I was younger.

My dad tore it down a couple years ago.

I remember the first pet I ever had. 

I fell in love with Flubber the fish and he died only 3 days later.

I remember believing in Santa Claus and God,

and I remember the day I learned that "Claus" wasn't spelled "Clause".

I remember the life changing brown eyes of my best friend,

I remember our last conversation.

I was sitting in my bedroom eating frosted flakes when they told me what happened.

I remember when he gave me a pink purse and sour patch watermelons for my birthday in first grade.

I remember the red bridge at the park,

Moose-bitch, Benjamin, Janet,

Laying beneath the starry sky.

I also remember you walking home alone.

And I'll never forget that first summer.

But I wish I could forget this last January...

I wish I could forget the way you lost control.

I don't want to remember the summer that I lost 37lbs,

or the girl that helped me get there.

I don't want to remember the boy that stole away my self confidence,

or the days spent alone.

I remember the kind hearted boy that sat next to me all year in seminary,
the way he always looked out for me.
I remember singing at his funeral.

I remember the wooden swing set out back,

and watching it rust and rot over many years untouched.

That swing set brought summertime to life when I was younger.

My dad tore it down a couple years ago.