Never Forgotten

Never Forgotten

Playing in the rain on a hot summer day

Running from dogs, cats, friends at play

A favorite teacher in elementary school

Trying to find ways to break a few house rules

Learning how to ride a bike with no hands

First time doing a handstand

Lies told to get out of trouble

Finding out the meaning to "hot foot it" and "on the double"

First time testing the limit to mom's patience

First time actually hearing from your conscience

Very first best friend in the whole wide world ever

Learning that "Never" doesn't always mean never

Making that first enemy

Then learning that that was only temporary

First boy/girlfriend, first ex

First breakup, first Mr./Ms. Next

Fully knowing right from wrong

Learning that first favorite song

First kiss, first hug, first time

I remember them all, every one of mine

First pain, first sorrow

First joy, first hope for tomorrow

Memories are made forever and always

To remind us of past times and how things were

We may put them away

Try to refuse them light of day

But no matter how tight our memories are kept locked in

There are always those FIRSTS that will never be forgotten

(c)La-Shanta Holloway