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Memories Contest Sponsor: Nayda Ivette Negron We built a remembrance sight just for you, dear sister, a granite bench with a poem engraved with your name, I could always count on you to be my number one listener, dear sister, since you died we’ve never been the same. After your burial we had no clue what to do with your memoirs, so every piece of memory you saved was stored in my garage, I let the boxes sit for a few years like a natural reservoir, that one Friday night I could’ve sworn I saw your mirage. High school yearbooks, basketball awards and report cards, also an old jewelry box I handed down to my daughter, I can’t believe how your dear niece took your death so hard, but faith and acceptance I am hoping to have taught her. I still watch your videos so I may always remember your voice, rewind…play…rewind…play… I hope to never forget, somewhere way deep down I realize you always had a choice, now I live in this depressing world full of sorrow and regret. Flashbacks of the appalling last few weeks of your short life, all the mania, car accident while drinking and driving, you left us all tortured from your loss and ruined your wife, this is why my pen flows freely as I continue my writing. Tiny mementos and pictures placed gently all over my home, frames with cards from you and letters you have written, It’s hard but when I recall good times I know I’m not alone, in the backyard I sway in the rocking chair you used to sit in. There was an unfortunate flood during a mid-summers day, I had no clue that the garage window was cracked, all the items I was saving were sadly washed away, those tangible memories I will never get back. Date Written: May 5, 2016
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