What I’ll Remember

Words by Phoebe Robertson (she/her) 

the duck bit you and I laughed

then the swan tried to bite me and you did.

We both liked the Pukeko that let us give it scratches.

When I pushed you in the trolley, my shoe broke.

When I got out of your car, I lost my lighter.

The graveyard was a moment of peace.

Sometimes, I wonder if I am a good person

then you remind me about the night that

I walked you home for an hour.

This makes me try to believe that I can be better.

Today, a girl told me that I glowed and I credit the Pukeko.

Sometimes, I think that there are more reasons

why we should not feed the birds together

than why we should.

Then I remember photographing you singing,

and how I gave you the flowers and how

you showed them to your friends

(who became my friends)

and it all becomes necessary. 

Eventually, there will be a time 

when we no longer know each other.