Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Odds are true. Evens are false

1. I remember my apartment, how big it was
2. I remember the empty corridors, and the exit sign.
3. I remember at 3, learning to write, and spell. E-X-I-T... E-X-I-T....
4.I remember hearing kids in the room singing.
5. I remember the chipmunks singing at 7:30 in the morning
6. I remember seeing my picture up on the walls
7. I remember daddy breaking my picture frame with the baseball
8. I remember kids lined up in two's, heading for the assembly room
9. I remember my best friend saying my room was like a stage
10. I remember singing, dancing on stage, looking down at people
11. I remember my fifth birthday being the worst. I wanted to be 4 forever
12. I remember the cheers when my performance was over
13. I remember the claps when I blew out my candles
14. I remember the smell of the instructor's perfume
15. I remember the smell of bakery cake, even though I wanted home made
16. I remember passing the office, catching a glimse of me in the glass
17. I remember staring at my reflection, creating a new world
18. I remember writing the heading on my paper. Kid Creations.
19. I remember looking in the mirror when I made up the name. "Kid Creations"
20. I remember my father holding me up high, I could reach the clock
21. I remember my mother throwing the phone at her husband
22. I remember not wanting nap time, because I needing more music.
23. I remember waking up in pitch black, from having nightmares so young.
24. I remember wanting to live at that youth center
25. I remember teaching myself to blow a buble with my gum
26. I remember blowing a bubble to fill the room
27. I remember having my picture taken every five minutes
28. I remember having my picture taken every second
29. I remember watching It Takes Two, the twins running
30. I remember me and my twin running down the halls
31. I remember climbing up the dresser, falling, and crying
32. I remember laughing, standing on the desk
33. I remember waking up to my mother saying "she turned blue"
34. I remember the pool on the third floor, the clear blue water
35. I remember the swings, music, daydreams were all I had
36. I remember Kid Creations gave me everything
37. I remember the landlord kicking us out, dady didn't pay the bills
38. I remember the center on fire, being told to go home. The building was no more
39. I remember waking up. The building never was
40. I remember the scariest thing. My first reality check

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