Childhood memory

the other day
we had a good conversation
we talked about pictures
memories came up

i remember me
7 or 8 years old
in my red striped shorts
pink jacket
huge pink glasses
smiling
the way only a kid does

i remember me saying
i wanna go out like this
my parents didn't want me to
funny to realize
back then i already wanted to be different

did i want to be outstanding
noted in the crowd
or did i just have a terrible lack
of good taste

funny
to think of it again
analyze situations
with the knowledge you have now
i must
start remembering more
moments of my youth
maybe it'll make me understand better
who i am today