Remember
When we were young,
I cried alone
And ran from bullies
But you found me still.
Do you remember?
You smiled and gently said
That I should be proud of my face?
You told me to come back and I trusted you.
When we were young,
You always hid away
And I tried to find you
So one day I did.
Do you remember?
When I walked over to you
And told you my name?
Your crying stopped and I smiled.
When we were young,
I tried to understand
Why you were so kind
To an outcast like me.
Do you remember?
You told me your name
And you smiled with kind eyes?
I could see you were not lying.
When we were young,
I found you all alone
In the park, on the grass,
Crying.
Do you remember?
When I walked towards you
And smiled as I said my name?
I knew you were special.
When we were young,
We were almost never apart,
I came and you saved me from
A life of broken dreams.
Do you remember?
When you tied that ribbon
In my hair?
I smiled for the first time.
When we were young,
I came to where we met
In the park, on the grass,
And found you waiting for me.
Do you remember?
When I smiled at you
As I tied the bow atop your head?
Our friendship was strong.
When we were young,
You showed me the beauty
Of everything around us
And also in ourselves.
Do you remember?
When you chased away
The cruel bullies?
I admired you so much.
When we were young,
You got bullied a lot
Even when I became
You very first friend.
Do you remember?
When I felt the pain
You felt in your heart?
I so much wanted them to go.
When we were young,
We weren't like this
At all
We were friends to the end.
Do you remember?
When I confessed my love
Towards your own crush?
Our friendship ended that day.
When we were young,
You were always a dreamer
And so full of kindness
And love.
Do you remember?
When you said you love my crush
And I got mad at you?
So much regret when we drifted apart.
When we were teens,
We would tease each other
And call each other names
With rivalry building between us.
Do you remember?
When I sneered and said
You looked like a pig?
You were mad and I cried that night.
When we were teens,
I loved to call you
Hurtful names to your face
But was always sad afterwards.
Do you remember?
How I insulted you that day
By becoming one of your tormentors?
Never had I felt so guilty and sad.
When we were teens,
I tried to fight alone and prove
That I was as strong as everyone else
But mostly like you.
Do you remember?
When I fought in the forest
To protect my team all alone?
I wanted to be just like you.
When we were teen,
I saw you fight against three others
Who were all getting ready
To kill you fast.
Do you remember?
How I watched in pain as you took
Every hit and bleeding wound?
I wanted them to stop, but I froze.
When we were teens,
You saved my life again
By coming to my rescue
In the forest.
Do you remember?
How you jumped out of the bush
With your team ready to fight?
You saved me for the second time.
When we were teens,
You saved me from becoming
Just like the other girls in our class
Who I hated as a child.
Do you remember?
When I jumped up and helped you
While telling you to help your team?
You showed me why ninja fought to begin with.
When we were teens,
We were made to fight
Against each other
To become the best of the best.
Do you remember?
How we charged at each other
But couldn't cause the other pain?
No matter what, we cared.
When we were teens,
We were paired in battle
To win the exams
And become great at last.
Do you remember?
How we fought so weakly in that fight
Just because we feared to hurt the other?
I was so confused.
When we were teens,
I forced you to fight
To the best of your ability
And not hold back.
Do you remember?
How I wanted to prove I was just as good
As you were in battle?
I got my wish and we both failed.
When we were teens,
You yelled and insulted me
Just so I would fight you
Without any regrets.
Do you remember?
How I entered your mind and you
Pushed me out so soon after?
We both lost, but we became closer.
Do you remember?
When we were young?
When we were teens?
When we laughed and fought?
Do you remember?
When your team all left?
When you were alone?
When you became stronger?
Do you remember?
When my team came back?
When I saw you again?
When we smiled at each other?
Do you remember?
When I tied the ribbon in you hair?
When we made a promise?
When that promise remained?
Do you remember?
Do you remember?
The promise…
…we made?
The promise…
…to remember?
