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I Remember
I remember long car rides
Sitting in the back while my parents talked
Watching outside the car window
Listening to music from the radio
I remember eating cheese wiz
Spraying it on the crackers
And handing it to my brothers
Snacking on long car rides
I remember swimming in the pool
Excitedly splashing around
Only ever going to one side
Because the other was dirty
I remember getting McDonald’s with my grandma
A little tradition of ours a long time ago
My brother and I would sit with her and eat
Staring out the window at the cars
I remember going golfing with my Papa
We would ride on the golf carts
He even let me drive once
When I was still small
I remember watching my grandma do puzzles
Sitting at her little card table
A cup of coffee next to her
Making a picture piece by piece
I remember the smell of cig smoke
Strangely nostalgic
Reminding me of my grandma and dad
A smell I’ve come to be comfy with
I remember playing Skylanders with my dad
One of my favorite games growing up
I would sit on the floor and watch him play
And when I got older I took his place
I remember going to Pizza Hut
And seeing my mom work
We knew everyone there
And she loved seeing us there
I remember playing with my cats
Laying on the floor and riling them up
Then sitting on the couch and petting them
Listening to them purr in content
I remember Christmas morning
Opening my gifts at my house then my aunt’s
Having the rest of the day to play with my toys
And experimenting with what I got
I remember going to football games
But not to watch the players
My older cousin was in marching band
Her silver trumpet that used to be my dads standing out
I remember waterpark vacations
Every hotel we stayed at had a pool
Me and my brother loved to swim
And make up new games
I remember how it felt to be a child
Though those memories get fuzzy
All from times long past
But they will live on in my memory
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