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That Saturday

Robert McDermott

Dublin



That Saturday

Every word had an underlying humour,
a sense of fun in the nebulous rain-
some whimsy that shielded us
from the city's hard lights.

We had a nice evening that ended
with you not letting me finish
your cigarette because I had quit
and was dangerously close to relapsing-

I watched as you crossed Dawson street
towards South Anne's street, where you never
looked over your shoulder, never
sought a last look to take home-

I was left with the rain
the lights of Saturday night,
all the things that really had nothing
to do with any of it.

Robert McDermott






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