You Can Phone Me if You Like -Written Approx. Late 1993 or January 1994 (Aged 18)

You Can Phone if You Like

You can phone me
if you want to,
if that is what you like.
Do you remember
last night?
It is not a warning—
I am sure we meant
the world
to each other.
But that was last night.
What about
this morning?
You knew my name
last night,
but this morning
I am just “he”
in the colder,
sober light of day.
Do you remember me?
Do you remember me
this morning?
You can phone me
if you like.
I wonder
if you will—
because the difference
between last night
and today
is in how you feel.
You can remember me
in your letters
and the things
you write.
I am still thinking
about you.
Do you remember
last night?

James Garratt – 1993/1994

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