Remember when we were rescued from lake Garda
And how good the burgers were?  Everything went
Like it could have been planned - those high flat trees,
Bright stones and air.

                                Before they made me leave
I stole some keepsakes from your room.  Nothing
I picked out, just things that came to hand - a glass,
A steel comb, something about Hollywood before.

                      I have the story board somewhere
But I think if I think enough I'll remember.

The hospital was

                  It was my fault when I burst from my
                  Paper wrapping and spoiled your birthday.

                                            You bore me.

The corridor was wide and coarse.  EXIT, POOL
ENTRANCE, and a middle door.  It reminded me
Of moments before.

Remember the fish in Tanukitsuka lane?  You showed me
How to grill them.  Their eyes with the water running out
After the bath, then the talcum powder ghosting the air.

I ate my three meals.  I loved so much
Colouring in my colouring books
That when I finished one I'd go back
And start it again.

                          Those trees, covered with hair.