i remember

off key screeches to overplayed songs serenaded out the window

i remember

sly looks and chain link fences, icy water and the neighbor's yells

i remember

freezing bleachers and splashes of mud, sweaty hugs after your soccer games

i remember

 in puddles, each line 

rippling a million different universes

until the water smooths and all that's

left is a funhouse reflection.