littering the pavement
morning schoolkids
© Rachel Green 2019
my grandfath used his tin plate
for the whole of his life.
Issued at basic training
with his canteed and bolt action rifle
it represented the friends he had
and the friends he'd lost
and he honoured them by using it
for his allotment dinner
but we never made the connection
with his memory loss.
© Rachel Green 2019
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