Mnemonics
In eighth grade, my reading teacher,
making a point about our memories,
drew the number 8 diagonally
in the top right-hand corner
of the chalkboard. He said,
“You’ll always remember this.”
At the end of the year,
he did it again.
I had forgotten.
But the second time stuck.
It’s been over forty years
and I still remember it.
Now I can’t even remember
what I put in the microwave
a few minutes ago.
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