I Remember Eating a Whole Stick of Butter & Other Memories @ Manley High School

I remember the show “That’s so Raven.”
I remember the show “Proud Family.”
I remember the show “Recess.”
I remember Drake and Josh.
I remember the show “Zack and Cody.”
I remember someone stole my gift on Christmas.
I remember someone broke into our home.
I remember I got five toy cars for Christmas.
I remember the school gave me an itchy sweater.
I remember I ate at Famous Daves.
I remember going to Hooters.
I remember going to the buffet after graduation.
I remember the day I graduated.
I remember waking up at 6 in the morning to watch a TV show.
I remember I couldn’t sleep thinking about wearing my new school clothes.
I remember my little cousin slapped her teacher and got arrested.
I remember going to Six Flags three times in one summer.
I remember Kiddy Land.
I remember pre-school.
I remember my friend in pre-school.
I remember trying to eat a crayon.
I remember my aunt spitting on me with no teeth.
I remember my cousin died.
I remember my dog, China.
I remember the dance Walk-It-Out.
I remember boost chirps.
I remember the old lady pulled down her pants.

I remember huge birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese
I remember getting whatever I want.
I remember getting a new 7-year old sister.
I remember going to my dad’s funeral.
I remember moving into our new house.
I remember all 3 of us girls in the master’s room.
I remember getting a 5-year old brother.
I remember getting two more brothers and another sister.
I remember it used to be all 6 of us.
I remember my first boyfriend, Vonte.
I remember me and my sister were always in the same class.
I remember November 24, 2009 when my biological mom passed.
I remember graduating out of grammar school.
I remember our trip to Atlanta, Georgia.
I remember every year going to “The Dells.”
I remember almost drowning at Raging Waves.
I remember when my best friend moved to California.
I remember when my sister and brother left for their real family.
I remember riding the bus to my Grandma’s house.
I remember my mom’s funeral.
I remember loving baked beans and mac-n-cheese mixed together.
I remember our snowball stand.
I remember chips with cheese.
I remember my prom night.
I remember me looking for a dress.
I remember walking across the stage and getting my diploma.

I remember when me and best friend first became best friends. It was in kindergarten.
I remember when we had our first couple fights together.
I remember we jumped this girl.
I remember always going to Johnson Douglas Park.
I remember the red tire swing used to be our favorite.
I remember when swinging on one of the blue top swing and I fell off and cut my arm.
I remember this girl was laughing when I cut my arm.
I remember me and my best friend beat her up the next day for laughing.
I remember her grandmother was right there.
I remember when I always fight my best friend’s cousin
I remember when I used to go to my grandmother’s house, I hated it there, it smelled like things you smoke.
I remember I never used to stay there.
I remember when it was Thanksgiving and I went to my other Grandmother’s house.
I remember she cooked the best food.
I remember I wanted to try everything.
I remember later on that day my aunt had me and all my cousins fighting each other.
I remember I made my cousin cry she was so mad she started to curse.
I remember living on Kedzie.
I remember living across the street from my best friend.
I remember we used to go outside everyday.
I remember being in the backyard.
I remember when we left my brother in the yard by himself to go see a dog fight and he got a nail stuck in his foot.
I remember we had to rush him to the hospital.
I remember when I went trick or treat with my best friend we had so much candy.
I remember coming home teasing my brother and sister with so much candy.

I remember telemundo on Saturdays.
I remember not knowing what they were saying.
I remember being able to hum Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott’s whole albums before I could talk.
I remember recess.
I remember Big Joy whose even bigger now.
I remember eating a whole stick of butter.
I remember singing on a chicken drumstick.
I remember kindergarten.
I remember my old friend Bunny and how I would guess her new eye color everyday.
I remember nanamaw’s mac and cheese.
I remember back seat ride in Mississippi in my cousin’s pick up truck watching the night sky.
I remember not remembering several people at a family reunion.
I remember Joel Olsteen on Sundays.
I remember most songs on V103.
I remember putting the car in the sucky thing on the bus.
I remember taking the bus with my nanamaw and her long hair.
I remember my dreams of being a singer, then dancer, then forensic scientist.
I remember my first year in Louder Than a Bomb and how it changed my life.
I remember meeting Jerlon.
I remember the expression on my dad’s face when he did too.
I remember the time I was called beautiful when I hit rock bottom.
I remember when I thought my voice and my poetry didn’t matter.
I remember my baby brother Tylor being born.
I remember our song but the acoustic version.
I remember that days get better.

I remember watching teletubbies in the morning.
I remember Bob The Builder.
I remember a bad nightmare.
I remember my first girlfriend.
I remember I woke up this morning and showered.
I remember my biological parents.
I remember breaking my knuckles.
I remember eating cereal.
I remember my name.
I remember not talking to strangers.
I remember JJ the airplane.
I remember the sun rising in the morning.
I remember getting a punishment.
I remember going outside naked just for the fun of it.
I remember a bad thunderstorm.
I remember my mom was in a bad car accident in 2000.
I remember graduating from kindergarten.
I remember the person across the table from me saying he ate gum from under the table.
I remember coming here freshmen year.
I remember the things I told you I remembered.