I remember
Driving
To my nine-to-five job
Glistening
With sweat from the sun
Beaming
Down on me in my car.
I remember
Peering
Out the office window
Wishing
I was outside and not inside
Staring
At the computer screen
Looking
For anything else to do than
Watching
The clock.
I remember
Running
To the water
Screaming
“There are snakes in there!”
Racing
To see who could get there first
Jumping
Into the lake
Staying
Under long enough
Being
Without total loss of control.
I remember
Driving
To the park to skip rocks and
Writing
Stories and
Thinking
Without all the answers.
I remember
When it got colder
I tried too hard
To hold onto the
Heat
Happiness
Water
Sunsets
Drives
Music
I forgot
How to move on
How to let go
How to say
“Enough is enough!”
There are other seasons
Other memories
Other adventures