she didn’t remember the streets
much
but she remembered her old friend
who showed us around
and kept us company,
and the professor
who was very nice
she said she could hear
his voice change
as he said goodbye
after lunch
later, after dinner
the 3 of us sat in a bar
while piano music looped
endlessly in the background
(just the one song)
and the 2 girls chatted
occasionally translating for me
and i watched a mouse
traverse the pipeworks
up above the barman.