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I Remember When

    I remember when
She says
Lips painted pink
Gaudy
Past all hope of beauty
    I remember when there were ration books.
    Were you there then?
She says.
Of course not.
    I remember it all like it was yesterday
She nods surely
    I remember being in love, I remember the war, I remember sherbet lemons
    I remember when
She accusses me of not remembering
I don't remember when they went to war
I don't remember listening to it all on the radio
I don't remember rolling bandages
I beg her to think after the war.
    Remember Grandpa? Albert? You married him
She remembers loving a Johnny who died.
    Remember your daughter? Susan?
She had a friend called Susan when she was at school, she says.
    Remember me?
No.
Her hands are like leaves or leather
Her hair so thin.
    I remember when...it was like yesterday.
    But she doesn't remember me.

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