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Sunday, 18 December 2011

The 20179th by András Mezei

Like ink on the blotting paper, the number
tattooed in Auschwitz splinters and spreads
on the inside of my lower left arm
when I ride the tram in the summer
and, forgetting myself, I happen
to reach up in my short-sleeved shirt
to hang on to the strap.

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May I never lift my right arm
if I forget the mark on my left.

http://www.smokestack-books.co.uk/book.php?book=35