Do you remember feeling alive?
I do.

Early morning beach days.
Late night strolls after stuffing our faces.
Feeling the warm embrace of a loved one.
Seeing your friends and family on a daily basis.
All of it. All of it.

Do you remember getting up early on Saturdays
Just to watch your favorite shows?
Do you remember talking to your friends about your
Latest crush? Or theirs?

Sitting at your classroom desk, zoning out.
Playing your favorite game under your hoodie
So that the teacher won't see.
Talking about some band or group that you just discovered,
And how their music truly resonates with you.

Do you remember the first time that
You were able to venture out on your own?
The first time that you weren't really a kid anymore.
I do. It was great.

Taking random trips with your friends.
Going to this museum or that one interesting concert.
Trying this one alcoholic drink or that other foreign food.
Having next to no worries at all.
Renting a beach house for an entire week to make some
Great memories.

I remember. I remember it all.

Now, you don't go to sleep at 3am
After chatting with friends anymore.
Now, you don't go on random trips with
Your friends anymore.
Now, you're not who you were anymore.

You wake up.
You make your morning coffee.
You do your work.
You take every opportunity to have fun
Because you want to remember.
Please remember.