che vuoi che mi ricordi eng
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Darling, I’m so glad to Darling, I’m so glad to hear from you after such hear from you after such
a long time!a long time!
The background music The background music you’re hearing, you you’re hearing, you say? Yes, it’s really say? Yes, it’s really nice, Jack gave me this nice, Jack gave me this LP as a gift more than LP as a gift more than forty years ago, I can’t forty years ago, I can’t even remember when.even remember when.
It was so long ago. We were in It was so long ago. We were in love and we were young. Then he love and we were young. Then he
entered the Army, went abroad, he entered the Army, went abroad, he never wrote to me. When he came never wrote to me. When he came back, he brought a wife with him.back, he brought a wife with him.
If you knew how If you knew how much I cried then! I much I cried then! I was a romantic fool, was a romantic fool,
allowing my allowing my adolescent dreams to adolescent dreams to
override common override common sense.sense.
I still have a I still have a snapshot someone snapshot someone took of us at the took of us at the Prom, when we Prom, when we were dancing,were dancing,
and the bunch of and the bunch of flowers that he gave flowers that he gave
me before he left. me before he left. That’s all.That’s all.
But that means But that means nothing, I nothing, I
collect all types collect all types of souvenirs.of souvenirs.
No, I didn’t marry, dear. My No, I didn’t marry, dear. My parents needed me, you know, parents needed me, you know,
so I never left home. I’ve so I never left home. I’ve worked all my life and I made worked all my life and I made
a successful career.a successful career.
I have a very good job, a beautiful home filled with
comfort and charm, and two adorable cats that never leave
me alone.
I called one DorothyI called one Dorothy
and the other and the other Edward – yes, Edward – yes,
don’t laugh, the don’t laugh, the names of Jack’s names of Jack’s
children. They’re children. They’re beautiful names!beautiful names!
By the way, I see them almost By the way, I see them almost every day. They’re grown-ups, every day. They’re grown-ups, of course. When they pass me of course. When they pass me
on the sidewalk they say hi on the sidewalk they say hi with a nod, o with a smile.with a nod, o with a smile.
Sometimes, only sometimes, I’ve Sometimes, only sometimes, I’ve daydreamed that they could have daydreamed that they could have
been my own. Fate decided been my own. Fate decided otherwise.otherwise.
Still in love with him? Still in love with him? Of course not, you say Of course not, you say
the silliest things. the silliest things. There’s no place for love There’s no place for love in my life, I’m too busy. in my life, I’m too busy.
It just happens that It just happens that we’re neighbors, and we we’re neighbors, and we often see each other on often see each other on
the street.the street.
Besides, that old romance finished Besides, that old romance finished forty years and three months ago, forty years and three months ago,
just imagine, a whole life!just imagine, a whole life!
Sorry, darling, I’m afraid I’ve Sorry, darling, I’m afraid I’ve just picked up some allergy, my just picked up some allergy, my throat is kind of closed and my throat is kind of closed and my eyes are watering, perhaps the eyes are watering, perhaps the
roses near the phone…roses near the phone…
You made me real happy by calling, You made me real happy by calling, but next time, please, let’s avoid but next time, please, let’s avoid
mentioning Jack, will you?mentioning Jack, will you?
After all, it happened decades After all, it happened decades ago, I can’t even remember most ago, I can’t even remember most
things …things …
Text: Gina FaziText: Gina FaziGraphic Work: [email protected] Work: [email protected]
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