There Is No One For Me To Remember
She prepares breakfast. There are many mouths. There is a new mouth too. She serves breakfast. It’s a daily feat. She walks to the beach. She wades in. She floats until she doesn’t float anymore.
Do you remember her?
I am two. I’m standing in a doorway. I feel the sun on my face. I want to run. I want to climb trees. I want to sing. I want to go all the way across the world. I am the only one standing here. There is no one for me to remember.
Derrick Okubo • He/him/his • Alameda, CA
Derrick led The Jump Up Steelband for 30 years. The band performed the music of the Caribbean, Cuba, and Brazil. He was also the Resident Composer at The Asian American Theater Co in San Francisco, and also provided scores for other SF Bay Area theater companies.
