In The Abstract

Prompt Reaction # 13

"We are gathered here today to remember....."

One day of loss has surmounted to levels of pain unimaginable to the young and to the old. We are gathered here today to remember a smile. Not just any ordinary smile, but one framed in kindness and love; Memories of laughter and joy, of innocence and purity, of appreciation and respect. We’re here to remember a loving embrace, and a comforting pat on the back. A memory of sprinklers and finger paints and play-doh mashed to bits. Pig tails and butterflies, and dandelions blowing in the wind; Walks through the mossy trees, looking for sparkles of fairy light, and water balloons falling on your head. We’re here to remember the starry nights on the trampoline, and green dolls made of yarn at a Girl Scout meeting. Here to remember the rat-tat-tat on a snare drum and the tinkle on piano keys, heart and soul dancing to and fro. We are here to remember The Neverending Story and Chuckie the mouse, smashing lipstick in the rat’s wire screen cage cover, Osirus buried in the vegetable Garden. To remember days in the backyard- tag football, Aaron and Omar, with the purple marker, a ring, and jealousy between sisters. We are here to remember Jessica and her sugar free candies, and a phone call to the police over pixie stix. Big bean bag chairs, and an Interview with a Vampire, ghostbusters at 2am and the last goodbye on a Saturday morning. Here, the memories of Gary the giant, and A little mermaid and a genie. Mickey and Minnie, Dolls and puppy dogs, Patch and Lyla and Sparky the fish, and Baloo, the big orange bear cat. There’s one more thing we can’t forget, and that’s Fleetwood Mac, and Stevie Nicks for Gene, the flaming homosexual who lived in our livingroom. We are here today to remember the very first day it all dissappeared, the day I grew up.

posted by Kasey @ 12/05/2005 11:25:00 AM