Poem | Sacramento

By Eddynn Jennifer Mangaoang

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My eyes remembered the greenery

The pine trees so verdant and lush

Tall and strong

And lining up along the highway

My nose remembered the sweet scent

Of the clean air and calm lake

Shimmering underneath the warmth

Of the blinding sun

My feet remembered the fine sand

Heated by the 10 a.m. daylight

The coldness of the water when

I dipped my toes

My legs shuddered, my waist shivered

My body quaked as I slowly walked

Into the deeper part of the lake

Body getting used to the chill

My hands remembered the little stones

I picked up from the shallow part of the lake

Where I chose and chose the flattest one,

So I could skip it on the surface

My tongue remembered the familiar

Taste of suman

The sweetened sticky rice on my fingers

And the corners of my mouth

My arms remembered her and him

Cousins and nieces I never thought I'll get closer to

Remembered the hug I gave them on that morning

Before riding the car leaving for the airport