Remembering is an act of will & an act of
hope. You choose a beginning & call it
the beginning, as if that was how it should've
been. You edit, choosing the highlight,
ignoring the tedious realistic details,
pulling into high relief the what of
way back when. What excites or appalls,
a movie always on cue, quickly on or off.
So don't forget the routes he ran in the street,
don't forget the smell of his baby sweat,
don't forget when she learned to act. 
And let them grow away from the path
they struggled with once, help them with
the terror & the freedom of their own growth.