1. This is Who I Am
Photos after that time never carried the same meaning for me as they had my mother. ... How can words that are etched in my mind from such a young age still ring with crystal clarity to this day, yet I have a hard time remembering everyday things? I turn the faded, black and white photo over with my shaking, wrinkled hands that reflect the ravages of time. ... And for the first time, I understood what the word "divorce" meant. ...
As we make our way to the biggest rivalry in town, I lie here on this torn wrinkly brown leather, with ear buds in my ear, my Letterman jacket just under my head, like a mothers arm holding her baby, and the words you've thrown at me really strike me. ... Except only this time you entertained the wrong crowd, the seniors. ... As time passed by, my life started to revolve more and more around Football. ...