Cousins

unforgettable, haunting

you, me, together recounting

our endless fun

our nightless days

our beautiful, excited parades.

broken glass, unshattering strength

found in a backyard so plain

soccer with cousins, my bestfriends

videos of proof, of failure to

move to the rhythm the same

ha ha how lame

Detonation of joy, no one could replace

a memory of feeling
love spew from every pour

Childhood laughter, healing all pain

Looking back and remembering

and not having to explain

why i love you so much

why i’ll never forget
that you were my first childhood friend