by Nancy Ryan

Created on: October 13, 2008

I REMEMBER

I remember when the days were long

and my friends were too many to count

I remember all the silly things

we'd play, draw and shout out

I remember when it was safe to run

through the park down the street

I remember it made us feel really grown up

to play footsies with our feet

I remember when I started to date

the cute guys at my school

I remember it made me feel popular

and everyone thought I was cool

I remember meeting the man I would marry

content to start a new life

I remember being disappointed years later

after becoming his lonely wife

I remember having my children

gave me strength, meaning and love

I remember all the wonderful things

they would do, just because

I remember moving around a lot

trying to find a place to be

I remember how I worked my butt off

so I would be taken seriously

I remember the day I realized

I was having a little trouble

My thoughts regarding the past

were becoming a little scrambled

I could no longer remember

the stories of yesterday

I could no longer remember the times

I had something important to say

I could no longer remember

what I had bought that day at the store

I could no longer remember

what I had for dinner the night before

I've realized my memories are few and far between

That my days are becoming numbered

and soon, I won't remember what I've seen

So I keep my memories safe and sound

in photographs on the wall

It's how I remember who I am

until the good lord comes to call

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