Rueful Reminiscing
by Lillibit Ray
Do you remember,
back when we were kids,
do you remember,
the incident of the dog and the car?
I remember,
walking back from swimming hole,
wet, distracted, young little peeps,
moseying along narrow road,
parked cars lining street’s berm closely,
your shoelaces untied,
our ice cream cones in hand, melting
almost too fast to catch up,
and then, a sudden flash of black ahead,
squeal, clonk,
oncoming car stops,
dog on ground lies motionless.
Moment of trauma witnessed
so young, and I remember
The towel, gloves, box,
pup picked up,
some memories so vivid, so real,
when recollecting, they’re brought to life
while other memories change to dreams
faraway, too draining to revive.
Did this really happen?
I remember seeing
young face looking out
the window of a nearby house,
watching, waiting
his eyes open wide,
I see his tears
released one by one,
feeling them on my cheek.
Did you cry, too?
back when we were kids,
do you remember,
the incident of the dog and the car?
I remember,
walking back from swimming hole,
wet, distracted, young little peeps,
moseying along narrow road,
parked cars lining street’s berm closely,
your shoelaces untied,
our ice cream cones in hand, melting
almost too fast to catch up,
and then, a sudden flash of black ahead,
squeal, clonk,
oncoming car stops,
dog on ground lies motionless.
Moment of trauma witnessed
so young, and I remember
The towel, gloves, box,
pup picked up,
some memories so vivid, so real,
when recollecting, they’re brought to life
while other memories change to dreams
faraway, too draining to revive.
Did this really happen?
I remember seeing
young face looking out
the window of a nearby house,
watching, waiting
his eyes open wide,
I see his tears
released one by one,
feeling them on my cheek.
Did you cry, too?
Lillibit Ray has always written in her own personal journals, and she has taken several creative writing classes which helped her to develop and evolve a story or poem using real life experience and imagination to bring the story or poetry to life. Her work has been included in several literary publications. She uses writing to reflect on life and continue to grow.