Remember: A Collaborative Poem

Inspired by Joy Harjo
https://poets.org/poem/remember-0



REMEMBER

Remember when the moonlight filtered in through the bedroom window
bathing you in the confirming light of your decision. You knew if the
moon said yes, it had to be right.
Remember that moon and those evenings which sparkled
with wine, conversation, planning, and developing bonds.
Remember the glow lighting your way home,
a beacon of hope erasing the frustrations eating away at your soul,
creeping into those dark places where you were lost.
Remember that rainy Saturday morning when you felt
your creativity flowing and energy returning. The lightning
and thunder sparked bursts of brilliance and buoyancy.
Remember that Sunday when rays of sun punched through the black clouds,
inviting you to squeeze in a brisk walk before the sky turned dark again. You knew if the
sun said come out and play, you would heed the call.
Remember that moment you got news that rocked you to your very core,
but don't let yourself forget you came through it all, much like the
sun fighting to emerge from behind the thick clouds.
Remember too the time you received news that lifted your spirits, words you longed to hear
giving you the gifts of contentment and peace.
Remember you are the one who controls your action your energy your giving and receiving of love, the embodiment of all you want to be.
Remember you are one, a single being in an interdependent system of all living things, and you have the power to affect so much and so many.
Remember the syntax of spirit, the grammar of gratitude,
the rhythm of your footsteps on the path,
the pen scrawling across the page.
Remember you are all writers and all writers
are you.
Remember you are this story and this
story is you.
Remember to write it.