remember the cold days
when it was harder to move then to breathe
when the sun went to hiatus and left a Walmart bulb in his place...

remember how we prayed for the winter to come faster
we craved the cold, the clouds, and our clueless selves
do you recall the books that we stacked on our shelves
the lists that we made, the promises that we held

our mirrors changed our reflections
and the missing sun changed our complexions
our old habits found away to slide
we held on to the day, we let go of the night

do you still remember your old self?
your old needy flawed self?
the girl that you left at the basement, scarred
the boy that you abandoned in the field, hurt
how come we never forget?
we never forget the things that drag us down to the dirt
for we saw the light, but we knew the stars wouldn't shine without the dark.