You
said he who does not remember
history
is doomed.

So I've tried to remember
you gave me candy when I was good,
when I raised my hand.
I've tried to remember
love is the answer to most of your questions,
you should love your neighbor
so your house won't fall.
I'm trying to remember
John 3:16, for God so loved ...
trying to remember
an ark, the number two, unicorns
trying to remember
a story, Samaritans are good people
remembering

you
found a credit card,
we were walking on a class field trip,
we voted you should buy candy with it,
you said
no, honesty is the best

and when I was at the toy store,
saw a dollar in my father's wallet,
needed a dollar for a pack of baseball cards,
when he was not looking,
when I did not buy a pack of baseball cards,
I remembered that
such is the meaning of history.