Me. Poem by tiffany fawcett

Me
I remember when I thought I lost myself
When I was five I first started my education
When I was ten I was screaming with joy because I was finally two numbers
When I was twelve I finally got taller
I remember the first time when I got to ride in the front seat of the car
I remember when my sister got heart-broken for the first time; I could not bear it
I believe that yesterday was another day without my loved ones
I wish I hadn't made all the mistakes that put my life in this situation
I remember being trapped in a stranger's house and being alone
I cannot remember the feeling of being together
I cannot remember us all being happy
I want to remember every detail of my mother that I have missed
I remember the day I left, watching my mother crying, out the rear window of my dad's rental
My parents remember all the good times that we had
But I remember how we made it through all the hard times and how close we were to slipping
I wish I didn't have to think of my family member's faces frozen in pain, instead the joy plastered to their faces
I hope that we will be together again
I remember the loss we have been given and the joy too.