This came from a bad dream when my wife was in the hospital |
I remember When I was 3 I bit into an electric cord. I remember the buzzing tingle in my head, When I was 7 I stepped on a nail. I remember the stabbing pain as it went completely through my foot. When I was 10 I fell out of a tree. I remember bouncing down the branches like a ping pong ball. When I was 13 I broke my nose. I remember the numb feeling and a lot of blood. When I was 17 I got hit by a car. I remember the sound of screeching breaks and a thud. I woke up in a hospital. I most of all remember the smell of that hospital. When I was 18 I met you. I remember----oh, so much, so very much. All wonderful. No pain. Just you. When I was 22 we married. I remember our life together almost as a fairy tale. When I was 31 I had a gallbladder attack. I remember the pain being so great I couldn't even stand up. Back to the hospital. I still most of all remember the smells. When I was 58 I had a mild heart attack. I remember thinking I don't want to leave you much more than I remember any pain. Hospital. Smells. When I was 63 you went away. All I remember anymore are the painful events of my life. I'm 65. I stand here by your stone. I remember------ |