A Barrage of Mixed Feelings

I remember when I didn’t wear blush
When I didn’t wear dresses
When I didn’t wear bras

I remember when I didn’t have earrings
When I didn’t have braces
When I didn’t have teeth

I remember when I didn’t know music
When I didn’t know Mozart
When I didn’t know chocolate

I remember when I believed in the Tooth Fairy
When I believed in the Easter Bunny
When I believed in Santa Claus

I remember when I didn’t wear smirks
When I didn’t wear anger
When I didn’t wear horror

I remember when I didn’t have OCD
When I didn’t have ADD
When I didn’t have anxiety

I remember when I didn’t know hatred
When I didn’t know war
When I didn’t know race

I remember when I believed in peace
When I believed in love
When I believed everything

I remember
And when I remember
It all comes back to me

NS 10.21.09