Back then
I still remember
standing with you in front of the camera
with our chubby cheeks and jack-o-lantern smiles
giving each other bunny ears like it was an Olympic sport.
Me, in my garish fuschia leggings
that only a child could wear and not be embarrassed.
You, in a hand-me-down shirt from our older neighbor.
I still remember
what it felt like when the world was small.
Back then, my favorite animal was the t-rex,
and you played the trombone.
Back then, we collected Pokémon cards,
even though we didn't know what to do with them.
Back then, I still understood you.
