It's important for me to remember these things

the lullaby my mother use to sing to me
the way grass feels on my feet when chasing lightning bugs
being wedged between my dad's side and the back of the couch when he was watching nascar on sunday afternoon
being dragged out of my sister's room by my ankles because I wanted some attention
the first time I held hands
my first real rock and roll concert
the time I realized that my parents may actually be smarter than me
being snubbed by my best friend
the realization that I am a good artist
how it feels to break up
the first taste of freedom when the family minivan leaves campus freshman year
how much I wanted my parents the first time I got sick at college
biactine on a freshly skinned knee
taking a nap in the grass
discovering something new
swimming in fresh rivers
waking up
the way oatmeal tastes when it's hot and burns
closing my eyes to a song and feeling lifted away
daydreams
being rejected from art school
getting a bear hug
compliments

around three a.m., things broke	Art School Girls of Doom	Things that could be	The clothing exchange game
Why'd you have to go and remember THAT?	And the things you can't remember tell the things you can't forget	I know. I can't remember.	The echoes as they come
Remembering the future in a different way than we remember the past	Somewhere between adolescence and senility	I don't remember what life was like when I was seven. I like the taste of air. What should I do?	I had names for all of those places, but I can't remember them
I just need a hug, is all	Sometimes I remember	random compliments	You are like red strings tied on my fingers tonight
How do you remember things?	Lightning bug	NASCAR	The Empire Strikes Back
college	The most hilarious thing I can remember	I was once young and had a home