Remember Me?

Remember Me

I’m the little girl with the lost eyes. Do you remember me?
I’m the one they gave to you, so you could help me see.
I’m the little girl who had lost all the hope,
Then they gave me to you and you three me a rope.

I’m the little boy, who came frightened in the night.
And they gave me to you and you showed me the light.

I’m the little baby no one could come near,
Then you came along and held me close and took away my fear.

We came to you, all three of us,
Filled with hatred, covered in dust
You wiped our clothes and our tears,
You gave us hugs we hadn’t felt in year.

I’m the teenager no one knew
I’d been beaten down and I crawled to you.
You picked me up, you cleaned my cuts.
You lifted me out of one of life’s biggest ruts.

Why did you do the things that you did?
You didn’t even know me, I wasn’t even your kid
But walking in the grocery store, standing near to you
It still amazes me that no one ever knew.
No one ever knew I wasn’t your kid
Or all of those other great things you did
No one saw the pain you’ve seen
Or knew that when I first met you, I was really mean.
I hated you, I hated the whole planet
I thought it would be better if I just ran it.

I scribbled on your walls in permanent black ink
Just to see if I could push you over the brink.
I’d scream in your face YOU’RE NOT MY MOM!
Just to see if you would blow like a bomb.

Why didn’t you hit me when I kicked, screamed and spat?
I could understand if you wanted to hit me for that.
But you didn’t; you just smiled and stood really still---
Here I thought by now you’d be ready to kill.
Although I was surprised by this, I stopped trying to make you mad
And it really started hurting me to see I’d made you sad.

I’m the little girl who saw life today,
Not as something horrible, but in a different way
You showed me these things, you gave me hope
Remember in the beginning when you threw me that rope?

I’m the little boy who was scared in the night
Remember me, you showed me the light

Remember that baby no one could come near
Well, I’m grown up now, and I graduate in a year.

Remember me and my two little brothers, it was just me and them and no others
Well today I’m getting married to a nice man named Kyle,
And holding on to your arm as you walk me down the aisle.
It doesn’t seem like much to most,
But to my new parents, I’d like to make a toast.
For everthing you’ve helped me see and for everything you’ve done for me
For all those night you stayed up worrying and wondering where I could possibly be
But most of all I’d like to say thanks from all the other foster kids and me,
For keeping our spirits high and being the Moms and Dads that you didn’t have to be.

I’m the little kid who came on a blizzard day
No shoes, no coat and no one to show me the way
You opened your home and called me your own
And I remember that ‘til this very day

- Karin Clint