remembering (2022)

Ava min | Fall 2023

diana, do you remember
the pool floaties we blew up in bre’s garage
the biggest one we had to roll up the street because it wouldn’t fit in the backseat
going 50 down central to get coffee at 9
the purple lifesavers and the purple lights
the frog tattoo over my arm scars on a forever-day
prom dress sewing
the surprise birthday with waffle tacos
wishing we had a sunroof but making do with the windows
chicken nuggets and free fry codes and vanilla iced lattes
sleeping through hamlet on a thursday
the last-minute limousine and bre’s last minute boyfriend
loving and hating a polish boy
the carpet-staged basement with the tilted tent
sara on the doorstep in her mustard skirt
a plane back from france and a bass line in your living room
throwing my keys at julia-no-license-yet
stockings and rain on rollercoasters
baking another birthday cake with yansi-all-I-know
broken zippers and gold cords
our diner, our diner again, nachos and hot chocolate and mozzarella sticks
our first real sleepover with everyone, kiss marry kill
coloring a car and missing a sunrise
lashing our eyes
your albums of sky, sky,
wanna read something
STARGATE
kids are horrible
spiraling
I’ve been sober for
mhm
crash my apes class
1975
can i come over
No.
because we could have been so much more
with a little more time

diana, do you remember

sylvia plath. don’t touch me, I'm in the caf. braid my hair. are we undesirable? boy genius. ann sexton. you crazy bitch, I’m dropping out. bridesmaids. you’re a writer, so write it down. you won’t forget.