Last night as I lay
So frustrated
Aggravated
And lonely
I did something that I haven't done since my last trip to Jamaica
Remember HOME
As I closed my eyes
I can remember sitting out on the front porch at night
Everything was always so dark and still
As a child that scared me
I remember seeing fire flies and laughing at them
Hearing the crickets make sounds
Sometimes I would lay on the grass and look up at the stars
Making wishes
The days of my innocence when I still believed that wishes came true
I remember taking deep breaths every once in a while
The air always smelled so fresh
So clean
I remember the neighbor's dogs
I used to be so scared of them
He had 10
And there was a white one who we used to call the "killer dog"
He literally always killed other dogs
I remember climbing the trees with my friends
Reaching for tangerines, guavas, pears, cherries and apples
I remember going into grape vines and always getting stuck in the thorns
The Sundays I used to go to church
We'd come home
Have a big family dinner
Went for a walk on the road
And then we'd all sit on the front porch and eat mangoes to our hearts desire
I always used to pick the bad ones and my mother would share hers with me
I remember elementary school
How I loved it so...
I remember the bell that used to ring when our lunch hour began and ended
I remember going to our supermarket on Saturdays
So frustrated
Aggravated
And lonely
I did something that I haven't done since my last trip to Jamaica
Remember HOME
As I closed my eyes
I can remember sitting out on the front porch at night
Everything was always so dark and still
As a child that scared me
I remember seeing fire flies and laughing at them
Hearing the crickets make sounds
Sometimes I would lay on the grass and look up at the stars
Making wishes
The days of my innocence when I still believed that wishes came true
I remember taking deep breaths every once in a while
The air always smelled so fresh
So clean
I remember the neighbor's dogs
I used to be so scared of them
He had 10
And there was a white one who we used to call the "killer dog"
He literally always killed other dogs
I remember climbing the trees with my friends
Reaching for tangerines, guavas, pears, cherries and apples
I remember going into grape vines and always getting stuck in the thorns
The Sundays I used to go to church
We'd come home
Have a big family dinner
Went for a walk on the road
And then we'd all sit on the front porch and eat mangoes to our hearts desire
I always used to pick the bad ones and my mother would share hers with me
I remember elementary school
How I loved it so...
I remember the bell that used to ring when our lunch hour began and ended
I remember going to our supermarket on Saturdays
Helping mom sell things
When I was good she would let me go into the market and taste fruits that they were selling
I remember my childhood friend Simone
How we were inseparable
Then suddenly a car horn outside brought me back to reality
I had been in this memory trance for over an hour
I felt my face and realized I had been crying....
When I was good she would let me go into the market and taste fruits that they were selling
I remember my childhood friend Simone
How we were inseparable
Then suddenly a car horn outside brought me back to reality
I had been in this memory trance for over an hour
I felt my face and realized I had been crying....
Home sweet home <3
Jamaica, W.I
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