Collection of Memories

This poem was written during my residency at The Columbia in partnership with Roman Road and was inspired by conversations with resident photographer Carla Borel.

Carla Borel, And in the morning after the night, 2020

Whose memories are these

Mine

his

hers

theirs

Does it matter

Time blurred them together

I want memories

Just memories

Materialised in a square

Touch them

Holdthemclose

Collated

They hold the key

A key I haven’t used

A key I don’t know what opens