Response to bjrcarebear's poem "Slow Me Down."
Remember?
Remember when I first came in,
Crying my heart out into my hands,
You let me play with you that day,
Made the pain all go away.
Remember?
Remember when you took my fingers,
Folded back the piano's covers,
Glide my hands along the keys,
Placed your hands on my trembling knees.
Remember?
Remember our first trip to the zoo,
Bought yourself an ice cream; then got me one too.
Pet stingrays, and laughed,
Went to the water park and splashed,
Remember?
Remember the day I left you behind,
Been adopted, I went, teary, crying.
We never called, mailed, emailed, visited...
Kind of wish I'd stayed with you instead.
Remember?
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Slow Me Down is about bjrcarebear and a boy she lived with in foster care. I was in foster care for a short period. My response is about a guy i met in the foster home. He's older and had some problems that made people avoid him. He taught me how to play some piano. We were each other's only friends. He hung out with a loser kid and I hung out with a supposed bully. We were good friends, but both very young so nothing happened....I was then adopted, and I still miss him.
Avarie.