I remember
the first day of kindergarten
mom would never leave me ‘unless I was ready
I remember
the classroom so dark
eyes staring blankly at me
i remember
the teacher so calm, as the children ran with excitement
she was just too good to be true
I wish my nightmare was over
I remember
there’
that girl in the back corner of the room
blond hair, blue eyes
alone.
I remember sitting by her
a tear rolling down my pink, pale cheek as my mom left me
the girl so sweet
we played for hours on that first day of kindergarten
we became friends
best friends
still
my mom left me in that cold, dark, frightening room
with my best friend
that made every part of going to the first day of kindergarten,
worth it
we will never part
