Been finding pics of mySelf I havent Seen Before!
I was supposed to Be Born in Hawaii on base at pearl harbor (where Im pictured here) but my Mom didnt Trust the military hospital enough to give Birth there (n potentially alone bc my arrival was holding up my dads first deployment so I was rushed with castor oil n Born in Oregon lol) this ol project base housing has Been demolished but I Lived in govt buildings like these in diff countries for the majority of my early childhood
I Remember the mango tree out front n the cinderblock walls n breaking my femur n palatine bone here n Being bitten by a centipede
my Mom mustve Been distracted or maybe I was tooo active
no one has ever really Known what to do with me
I learned my first numbers waiting to See my Dads ship returning from half a year away
n theres really early memories of Being on the trails n at the beaches n lagoons
this lion I carried (n sucked my thumb till I had buck teeth) until around the Time my sister was Born
I Remember when we were so poor n isolated my mom was a coupon queen at the commissary
we walked so much
n I Remember Being happy
my Heart never recovered when my family split
everyone Became so unrecognizable
but I can finally go through the pictures again
n laugh with my sun about looking like twins

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