I remember being scared to eat honeysuckles because of the pesticides, and eating them anyway
I remember nerf gun fights
I remember my first kiss, and everything that happened after
I remember the feeling on putting on eyeliner for the first time
I remember my mom’s sundresses
I remember breaking into my high school’s football field at midnight and jumping over the fence when the security guard came looking
I remember the story of my dad cutting his leg with an axe
I remember Harris Teeter balloons
I remember pitching tents in the living room because I hate the outdoors
I remember when I did things sober
I remember crying under the bunk bed for hours when Bailey died
I remember when I made my first email
I remember no one knowing
I remember everyone finding out
I remember seventh grade running camp, the last time I ran for fun
I remember when he was so angry and drove so fast that I texted my mom in case I died
I remember when maxi dresses were in style, and then out, and then in again
I remember jamming to the same song for weeks during lunch, windows down screaming lyrics we’d never want our parents to hear
I remember thinking I was in love
I remember knowing I wasn’t
I remember laying on the golf course and looking at the stars, pretending we were happy while getting eaten by gnats
