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“ NAME “ HADN’T SEEN HER SINCE HIGH SCHOOL AND I FORGOT HER NAME BUT HER FACE AND SLINKY WALK BOTH REMAINED THE SAME I EASED UP BESIDE HER AS SHE STROLLED DOWN THE DAIRY AISLE MY KNEES STARTED SHAKING AS SHE FLASHED HER SASSY SMILE SHE SAID I REMEMBER YOU FROM MATH CLASS YOUR NAME IS JOHN MY HEART SANK LIKE STEEL BECAUSE MY NAME IS TOM THEN SHE STARTED TO LAUGH AND REACHED FOR MY HAND YOU CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD TOM I HOPE YOU’LL UNDERSTAND WE STARTED MAKING SMALL TALK I WAS NERVOUS AND SCARED I WAS TELLING HER MY STORY HOPING THAT SHE CARED MY HEART WAS POUNDING FROM SEEING MY OLD FRIEND I WAS REALLY HOPING SHE WOULD WANT TO SEE ME AGAIN IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME THERE WAS NO ONE TO BLAME WE HAD JUST HONESTLY FORGOT EACH OTHERS NAMES SHE SAID WE SHOULD GET TOGETHER BUT I HAVE TO GO HOME MY MOTHER GETS FRIGHTENED WHEN I LEAVE HER ALONE WELL WE NEVER GOT TOTHER THAT CAME AS NO SURPRISE I DIDN’T SEE EXCITEMENT WHEN I LOOKED IN HER EYES AT LEAST I GOT TO SEE HER AND I HAVE NO REGRET SHE REMINDED ME HOW EASY A NAME IS TO FORGET NOW A NAME’S JUST A WORD THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BUT THAT’S NOT ALL I AM OR WHO I HAVE TO BE A NAME’S JUST A NAME LIKE THEY GIVE EVERY STREET HOW CAN YOU REMEMBER EVERY PERSONS NAME YOU MEET