My Poetry

I Don't Remember

I remember skiing down the slope.
I remember waking up looking at the night sky.
I remember the girl next to me asking if I knew my name.
I remember when the man came with the sled.
I remember my sister next to me saying everything was going to be alright.
I remember crying, not knowing what was going on.
I remember being transported on the sled to a large cabin.
I remember being placed on a bed.
I remember being transferred to a gurney.
I remember the ride to the hospital as the EMTs tested my reactions.
I remember the ambulance pulling up to the hospital and the gurney being taken out.
I remember the gurney being rushed to the children's ward.
I remember my mom was there.
I remember that I was placed on a hospital bed.
I remember a doctor coming in and repeating the tests I passed in the ambulance.
I remember sleeping for a bit and then being woken up.
I remember a second doctor coming in and asking the same questions.
I remember emailing my coach telling her I wouldn't be able to make it to the tournament that day.
I remember the doctor telling my mom and I that I had a mild concussion, but that I could go home.
I remember sitting in the waiting room watching though the window to see my mother drive up.
I remember riding home being really sleepy.
I remember going to bed and falling asleep quickly.
I remeber waking up a few hours later and doing almost nothing for the rest of the day.
I remember that the experience terrified me.

But it's what I don't remember that scares me even more.