Where did I put it
Those twenty odd years
The long march
My parents
And the dead dog
In the trunk, panting
When we brought her home
When the kitchen
Was the kitchen
When my sisters were young
And the trees stood still
Outside
Where did I put it
Those twenty odd years
Only yesterday
Those days
Made into one
Those days
Only yesterday
And the twenty odd years
My dog in the trunk
Dead, outside
Where the trees once stood
Still
When my sisters were young
When the kitchen
Was the kitchen
And the walls came together
Forming the square
I could find the pavement
By the post
At the corner
And force the alphabet
Greek
Into the beaks of birds
But the truth stays
Still
The long march
Those twenty odd years
My parents
The dog
The kitchen and the trees
My sisters
Only yesterday
Standing still
Where did it go
That thing
Where did it go