Monday, September 04, 2017

#BlogElul Day 13: Remember

       Searching for a Revision

I think I remember my surprise birthday party
with a centerpiece and napkins to match,
a home baked cake and a candle for each year.
But when I last tried to recall the table I saw frosted
cupcakes and a wrapped present and one candle.
That’s how memories change with time.
Was I happy? Did I thank you for this party?
Just the two of us. Your brother was at basketball
practice and ate his cake long after the
balloons came down and the centerpiece folded.
I remember a long silence while we ate our cake 
on matching plates. What happened then?
Did we laugh? Sometimes I think we went somewhere
after the cake? Other times I think we moved
separately and let the silence blanket the rooms.
That silence followed us— a marauder tamping
down a chance at a different story.

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