i remember you

I remember how you missed my birthday every year.  I remember the crayons you sent me in the mail, and I remember how they were a melted mess by the time I got them. I remember forts and tents in the basement.  I remember playing hide and seek and Tony got stuck under my bed.  

I remember Hilary Duff.  I remember catching lizards.  I remember ants and the magnifying glass.  I remember hockey in the cul-de-sac.

I remember when crying was because I scraped my knee, not because I scraped my heart.  I remember visiting you in the hospital on your birthday.  I remember hearing you say that you were proud of me.  I remember hating all of your girlfriends.  I remember when you made a cake that tasted like soap.  

I remember when we would get along.  I remember you.