From the Beginning Till Now

(Here comes everything. Every memory)

Writhing in pain

Green blanket

Hospital

Ambulance lights

Blood taken

Stickers

Walking with mom

Scar

Sega

The room

My friend who had brain surgery

Preschool

Bear necklace

Freckles

Sitting in class

Nap time

Falling off the playground

Buckwheat

Magic School Bus

Mini tv

Gold pinecones

Mac and Cheese

Sleeping on her stomach

VW

Sickness

Mama

Cheeseballs

Palo Alto

Gameboy

Swimming

Meets

Tents

Tag

Kickball

White fences

Pogs

T.

Pumpkins

Baseball cards

Trouble

Digging

Walks

Dad

Sister

Blackberries

Crushes

Watermellons

Chasing

Rosebushes

Basketball

Hardwood

Pine

Science class

Canada

Trails

Sister

Dress up

Friends

Grades

Strange feelings

New school

Nervousness

Acceptance

Basketball

Football

After school

Blacktop

5 on 5

4th graders

Backstreet Boys

NSync

CD players

Class trips

Skittles

Notes

Lockers

Heartbreak

Max

Buttercup

Tree house

Summer

Pool

Music

R.

J.

A.

J.

Best friends

Baseball games

Picture day

Struggling to play

All Stars

Jeep

1st Home Run

Iceman

Closing

Grounders

Grass

Sun

E1

E2

Winning 13

Outlier

Cast out

Loyalty

Betrayal

Braces

Pokemon

New friends

C.

Puberty

Art class

Confusion

Yelling

Fear

First kiss

Phone call

Lacies

NJB

Finals

Free throws

My room

Up the stairs

The driveway

First bed

Polkadot pillow

Hamster

Middle school

Study sessions

Awkwardness

Rabbit

Cargo shorts

Hawaiin shirts

Pooka shells

Dancing

Teammates

Marshalls

More trouble

S.

LAMV

Mentors

Older kids

Scared

Coaches

Kind words

Accepted

S.F.

1st day

New friend

Math class

Fit in

Sports

Competition

Winning

Pain

Injuries

Lost way

Teasing

More grades

Languages

Insecurity

Disability

Frustration

Called up

More crushes

Girlfriends

Spinning

Hero

Uniforms

Quitting

Tearing

Shame

Downstairs

Both barrels

Drinking

Proms

Love

Safety

Straying

Ford

Late nights

Balcony

A.

S.

A.

Horrible

Ipod

Headphones

Mornings

Lunch

Catcher

Pressure

Anxiety

Hitting

Batting cages

Failed efforts

Spilling water

Dances

Gym

Haven

Mr. D

Mr. C

Mr. N

Mr. F

Praying

Ringing in my ears

Loud mind

Tornado

Darkness

Up Hills

Throwing up

Light

Momentum

Pop

Tears

Arm

Cracks

Doctors

Scans

Anger

Rest

Mounds

Rebuilding

Runs

Conditioning

Lifting

Santa Cruz

Certainty

Bullpens

Punishment

Rain

Draining

Mr. S

Tests

APs

Studying

Hours

Mediocre

Effort

Exam

USC

House

Future

Stories

Bad news

Lingering

Walk on

SCU

Commit

Team

Parties

Efforts

Confusion

Square peg

Lies

Cover up

D.

Misunderstandings

Books

Notebooks

Classes

Cursive

Trying to be cool

Video games

Trash

Efforts to fit in

Iowa

Tahoe

Snow

Lost

Breakups

Dream ends

Punishment

Birthdays

Living Room

Negotiation

Fire

Hay pile

Ashes

Carried

Hospital

Sleep

Wrist band

Talks

Stand ground

Early to class

Eminem

Scars

Journals

Ink

Skinny

Travel

Recovery

Angel

John Mayer

Lyrics

Happiness

Halloween

Wings

S.

New Years

Tar

Wolf

Blackness

Heart

Broken

The bed

Night

Silence

The start

Writing

Feelings

Emotions

Pouring

Break

Script

Soft

Porches

Drinks

Trust

Advice

Health

Fitness

School gym

Resilience

Resistance

Firecracker

Powder keg

X

Simplify

Problem

Eating

More writing

Learning

Sage

Wisdom

Eyes

Clear

New perspective

Calm

Fishing

Dream

Goals

Apologies

Empathy

Love

Passion

Never Quitting

Drive

Determination

Faith

Servant

Clarity

Stories

Deep love

Dinners

Cleaning out

Apartment

More struggles

Victories

Challenges

Boards

Late nights

Graduation

Nothingness

Guessing game

Opportunities

Book

Watson

Hours

Reading

View

Searching

Sickness

Guest House

Couch

Help

Revelations

More dreams

Paralysis

Flake

Fear

Decision

Snap

M.

Open mind

LA

E.

Expanding

Focus

N.

Grateful

Bowed

Answers

Work

Grind

Opportunity

Reach

Grab

Curate

Lessons

Starting

Music

Driving

Beach

Sand

Warmth

Laughing

Hands

Old

New

Hard words

Letting go

Letting in

Vision

Switch

On

Grow

Look

Above

The here

The now

- Evan Sanders