Remembrance Day

This is when they speak the loudest…please just remember me, they beg.
If at no other time of the year, remember me today.

Do you remember what I gave?

Do you even remember who I was?

I was the kid next door. I was your friend. I sat behind you in calculus. I worked with you that summer at McDonalds. I was the one who was too young to sign the contract so my mother let me. She didn’t want me to lie about my age. I was the one who didn’t want to, but I did it anyway because I knew someone else would just have to take my place.

I don’t ask for much. Just think of me. Remember how I laughed, what made me angry, my favorite song. Do you remember that movie I always quoted? How I liked my burgers? Remember my favorite book with the dog-eared pages? Remember my favorite jeans and t-shirt. Remember me in uniform. Remember that look, my smile. Remember that I had the will to fight.

When you do the things I loved to do, think of me. If you remember me in the little things I will always be with you.