Dear Future Self

remember the first time you stood on a stage

a vivid spotlight flickering down on you,

as you opened your mouth and started to sing?

remember the first time you stepped into dance class

lacing on your pink ballet shoes,

and putting your hands on the rough, wooden barre?

remember the first time you wrote a poem

the verses trickling onto your paper,

you writing furiously onto a blank page?

remember the first time you went on a plane

the sensation like gliding,

like you’re spreading your wings and soaring into the sky?

remember the first time when you went ice skating

adjusting your brand new helmet for the very first time,

your skates cutting into the rugged ice?

remember the first time you went to school

tucking your head close to your chest,

and shyly planting yourself into the corner of the room?

remember the times,

treasure the memories,

recall the moments,

remember.